\u201cIf you think you can do a thing, or think you can\u2019t do a thing, you\u2019re right\u201d ~ Henry Ford<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who lived in a lovely castle in the most glorious part of the forest. She would stare out of her window and breathe in the beauty that she saw; she would think to herself \u201cI wish I could go gather flowers in the meadow.\u201d But she was locked in her rooms and couldn\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were friends and family that would come and visit her, but they would always leave after a bit because they didn\u2019t want to stay locked in her rooms too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The years came and went, the Princess grew older, the view from her window changed a bit but essentially it was the same. People still came to see her, but they didn\u2019t stay long, they had their life to live, and she was stuck, locked alone in her rooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every time someone would visit her, her heart would soar, until they left, then she would hear the keys turn in the door that kept her locked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Princess loved to watch things fly. She loved butterflies, birds, dragonflies and even bees. Anything that could fly she watched with envy, wishing she too could fly. One day as she was sitting in her chair, gazing out her window watching a bird fly from branch to branch, then to the ground and find a worm to feed her babies, she heard keys in the lock and looked up to find a Visitor. It was someone she hadn\u2019t met face-to-face before but had talked to Him from her window and He seemed very nice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He opened the door and called to her, \u201cCome out and enjoy the sunshine with me!\u201d The Princess told Him she couldn\u2019t because she was locked in her rooms and couldn\u2019t leave. The Visitor said \u201cOf course you can! I came in and there was no one at the door. I turned the knob and came right in!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Princess said, \u201cYes, but you had to unlock it first!\u201d He said, \u201cThere is no lock or keys in the door, it rattles a bit when you turn it, and you have to really try, but it finally opens!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Princess looked at Him and said \u201cThat isn\u2019t true! I\u2019ve tried so many times over the years, and I couldn\u2019t get it open! I can hear the keys rattle in the lock each time someone comes and goes as they visit me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Visitor came to her, took her by the hand and said, \u201cCome see\u201d. He took her to the door, turning the knob back and forth, it rattled and shook, but finally opened. He said, \u201cNow you try\u201d. The princess reached out her hand grabbing the knob, turning, and pulling, pulling, and turning, it wouldn\u2019t open. \u201cSee!\u201d she said, \u201cIt won\u2019t open for me!\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t give up so soon!\u201d He said \u201cTry something different to open it. How about pulling, turning, and lifting a bit?\u201d \u201cWatch\u201d. The visitor pulled the door, turned the knob, and then lifted it. Rattling, it swung open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, but it won\u2019t work for me\u201d the Princess said. Her visitor looked at her with sad eyes, \u201cIt won\u2019t if you don\u2019t believe it will, because if you don\u2019t believe\u2014you won\u2019t keep trying.\u201d \u201cIf you truly believe and know<\/strong> it\u2019s not locked, you will try until it opens<\/strong>.\u201d The Visitor showed her once again how he was able to open the door, both inside and out. Then He turned to her and said, \u201cI\u2019ll wait for you in the meadow, the flowers are in bloom, and butterflies are everywhere. Please come.\u201d \u201cBut I can\u2019t\u201d the princess cried! Her Visitor went to the door, opened it, and said \u201cCome and meet me. There is no lock and key. You are already free.\u201d He turned, walked out the door, closing it behind Him. She fell on the floor sobbing, \u201cI can\u2019t!\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve tried and tried and it\u2019s impossible!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026Nothing shall be impossible to you. \u2013 Matthew 17:10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As she lay on the floor crying, the princess kept hearing His voice say, \u201cMeet me in the meadow\u201d she sat up and thought, \u201cI could try again, maybe it will be unlocked this time.\u201d She got up, walked over to the door, pulled the door, and turned the knob\u2014nothing but rattling. \u201cSee, I told Him it won\u2019t work for me, it is always locked for me.\u201d She sadly turned away from the door and went and sat in her chair where, she thought, \u201cI can at least see freedom\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A butterfly flew by her window heading for the meadow, she sighed and said \u201cI wish I could go gather flowers\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve been that princess. I\u2019ve truly believed that I was locked in by some malevolent force that had the keys to my freedom. Even when someone showed me the door wasn\u2019t locked and there were no keys, I refused to believe. I believed my circumstances and not the truth. I didn\u2019t KNOW<\/strong> in my heart I was already free, so I didn\u2019t keep trying until the door opened for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You are a creative \u2013 go create, KNOW and BELIEVE that no one can stop you, only you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even when the princess tried again, she still believed it was locked, even when there was no lock and key. So, she quit trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now I believe, I KNOW<\/strong> that I\u2019m not<\/u><\/strong> locked in. I\u2019ve ventured out into the halls and out into the sunshine. I\u2019m heading to the meadow to meet Him<\/strong>. Come with me\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cYes, but it won\u2019t work for me\u201d the Princess said.\u00a0 Her visitor looked at her with sad eyes, \u201cIt won\u2019t if you don\u2019t believe it will, because if you don\u2019t believe\u2014you won\u2019t keep trying.\u201d\u00a0\u201cIf you truly\u00a0believe and know\u00a0it\u2019s not locked, you will\u00a0try until it opens.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soul"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":185,"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions\/185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The End–If You Choose It to Be<\/h3>\n\n\n\n