Door Ajar

Keep your door ajar.

It's like your soul.  And, like poet,  Emily Dickinson, who notes:


"The soul should always stand ajar
that if the Heavens inquire / He will
not be obliged to wait."

Thomas Moore says that. He's a former monk and psychotherapist, and author of the bestselling book, Care of the Soul, by the same name, Cura Animarum, Cure of the Soul, in Latin, of the organization I head, Care of the Soul and Companions Counseling in Clinton Township, MI (22800 Hall Road, Suite 220-A, west of Groesbeck, 48036).

A closed door, he suggests, is like a lid on a coffin.

In Spirituality and Health magazine, Moore offers tips on growing and forming spiritually.

Human development is like that.

To be open.

That is to be alive to each new day, fresh relationships, engaging adventures, and more.


Ajar is OK, wide open, however is not advised, the counselor claims.

Another poet wrote about walls that keep people in.  And, they keep others out.

Absolutes and exclusions are sure factors in ruining relationships.

My way or the highway.  Members only. 

At a church festival, a suspect helped in the poker tent.  Mr. Bashara was noticed and the pastor wondered why he was even there.

"He's not even a member," quipped the pastor who ousted the suspect who may have something to do with the murder of his wife in Grosse Pointe, MI.

Outside.

Many of the people at that festival were probably not members of the church in St. Clair Shores.

Absolutely out!

Keep your door ajar.

There's something fresh in the air with light, and more, when the door is ajar.

Much like one's soul ready for the Maker's knock.