Stuck behind an open door

I work in a school so a high importance is placed on the safety of the children. To get into certain areas of the school, a fob must be used. Recently, there have been many changes to the structure of the school and some of the onsite doors no longer lock. However, this doesn't effect the safety of the children, as these doors still keep the children on site. Anyway, today as I was carrying out errand #134, I walked towards one of the unlocked and noticed some children standing by the door. 'Ask Miss to open it,' one of the children whisper. "Miss, can you open the door for us please?'. I look at the children perplexed. The door is open, so they can get in and out to the playground but they don't know that it is open because they are used to it being locked. The children had been so used to a locked door, they expected this open door to be locked. The scary thing is, I think the children must have been there for quite a while, standing behind an open door.

How many of us stand behind open doors? How many of us have amazing potential, but we're too afraid to step into it? 

I know because of my reserved nature, I tend not to 'let it all out' and hold back in different ways. There are different reasons why we don't give our all to some things. Many times, it because we're afraid. Or it is because we don't think we will get anywhere. We stand behind an open door, expecting our potential to be inaccessible. I've stood behind many open doors, questioning my abilities and highlighting my insecurities. How do I know the door won't open, if I don't try to push it? 

There are open doors in our lives that we are not walking through because we think they are locked. Potential that can be reached but we think we can't get there. 

Susan Jeffers's book, 'Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway' highlights the importance of us facing our fears. We can’t let certain things hold us back, when we have so much to achieve.

Will you let your open doors keep you locked out from your future?