OPEN MINDEDNESS

"Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly.  Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate, or despise, serves to defeat us in the end.  What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind.  Every moment is a golden one for those who have the vision to recognize it as such." --Henry Miller

"The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation -- or a relationship." --Deborah Tannen

More often than not, one has to let go of preconceived notions, consider the possibilities and alternatives and perhaps experience things from a different perspective. In this way our minds, bodies and spirits are truly open to all things.  With that openness we have the best chance for success in all that life offers.