Unscrew the Cap

February 04, 2011


“Before we are able to receive a gift, from a friend or from nature, we have to be open to it; a bottle with its cap screwed on tightly cannot be filled with water no matter how much water we try to pour into it or how often we try—the water simply runs down its sides, never filling it. It is only when we feel worthy of happiness that we open ourselves up to life’s ultimate treasure.” Even Happier, by Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D

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13 comments

  1. Claire MFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    I can't tell you how much I needed to read this quote today - and your title is perfect for it! Things don't always come the way I want/expect .... and I fail to let some blessings in. I'm trying to open up more and let them in how ever they are packaged.

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  2. Laure FerlitaFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    As Claire mentions, this is quite the timely post. And like Claire, I sometimes miss the forest for the trees because the blessings didn't come quite the way I expected them to.

    Thanks for the gentle reminder.

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  3. Cheryl GebhartFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    What a beautiful photograph and a wonderful quote to go with it.

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  4. TimareeFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Great quote. Something to think about - how "open" am I? Hmmm...

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  5. PossumFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    This is so beautiful and so true. And once you get that cap unscrewed to let the good stuff in I believe you have to work just as hard to get the neative stuff out.

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  6. PossumFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM

    ...that was supposed to read "neGative" stuff...lol

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  7. Kathy A. JohnsonFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Claire--I'm glad the quote means something to you, too. I feel I sometimes get so busy and caught up in "stuff" that I miss the good stuff that comes, or take it for granted.

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  8. Kathy A. JohnsonFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Laure--When I reread this quote, it reminded me of my word of the year last year. I should have posted it on my desk somewhere!

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  9. Kathy A. JohnsonFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Thanks, Cheryl! I love pansies and thought these were such a pretty color.

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  10. Kathy A. JohnsonFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Timaree--Sometimes I feel about as open as that tightly screwed on bottle cap! But I'm trying...

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  11. Kathy A. JohnsonFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Possum--Good point--once you get that cap off, you have to pour out the old before you can pour in the new!

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  12. MeredithFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Working on unscrewing it -- but lately that cap is on tight! ;)

    Great quote. Thanks for sharing, Kathy!

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  13. Kathy A. JohnsonFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Meredith--Sometimes we need to get out the pliers, don't we?!

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