If It Ain't Broke...

I've worked at my current job for almost nine months now.

During this time I've gotten pretty familiar with my office building. One thing that I am quite familiar with is the door that leads to the hallway, which leads to the bathroom and kitchen.

I've opened and closed this door MANY times. No problem.

Last Monday I went to open it and almost needed help. I gave it a strong tug, and eventually it opened. It had never been that difficult to open before. I thought that someone may need to come take a look at it.

After struggling with it a few more times, I realized that the new need to pull on the door was a result of it being "fixed." Apparently, the door had been "broken" all this time.

Yes, I knew that we had to be careful when closing it because it could potentially SLAM, but other than that, the door worked fine. What I now know is that the door was missing a spring that would allow it to automatically close after opening, eliminating the potential to SLAM. So technically, the new "harder to open" door, is actually as it should have been all along.

Of course, that made me think about human behavior and how so many of us have lived lives of dysfunction, that when "functional" presents itself, we often don't know how to accept it.

Perhaps as a child, one grew up in a home where there was always arguing and bickering. When that child gets older, being in a environment where the situation is calm may seem foreign and difficult to accept.

Maybe as a child, one grew up always having to struggle and fend for themselves. When that child gets older, being in an environment where people genuinely offer to help...that child may become suspicious of such kindness because it's foreign and unfamiliar.

There may be a man or woman who has been in so many relationships that have ended in abuse, hurt, disrespect, shame, etc...that when someone new comes along and genuinely wants to LOVE that individual in a manner that healthy couples do...the previously hurt man or woman may opt out of the healthy new relationship because they've not learned how to accept such kindness.

So you see...much like the door that I thought worked fine all along, until it was "fixed," many of us won't be aware of the brokenness in our lives until someone or something comes along to repair it. Kinda interesting when you really think about it.

Now...Let the Dialogue begin: Is there anything in your life that could potentially be broken and you just haven't realized it yet. Think about it. Is EVERYTHING functioning as it should be?

Talk to me!

Til next time...