Maizy's Lessons Part 2

I think Maizy is a great dog (I'm quite biased about both of my dogs!) and her newest trick is closing doors.

Yes, you read that right she can close doors. She uses her nose on the flat side of the door and pushes it closed. It is very funny to watch but there is only one problem:

She hasn't figured out yet how to open the door she closes!

She will close the door and then cry because she can't get out of the room she locked herself in. Usually her buddy Grant will go over to Marybeth or me and alert us that she is stuck behind the door so we can let her out. Then and only then all is right with the world. Until she decides to close the door again!

I think we are a bit like Maizy....it is easy for us to close doors. It is easy for us to say, I don't want to do that and close that door but it is much harder for us to open doors (especially new ones!). Whether opening the door is moving to a different place, starting a new relationship, apologizing to someone for something we did or embarking on that next adventure, it is much easier for us to sit there with the door closed. And, at times, when about it!

Maizy has one pivotal thing: a friend. Grant will always come find Maizy when she needs him. It is important for us to have friends that will encourage us to open the doors around us when we don't know how to, who will find the right people to come get us and always be happy to see us. Grant does all those things for her and her life is better.

Thanks Maizy and Grant....we have much to learn!