Opening Up

I recently read a piece about the power of opening oneself to new contexts and ways of thinking. While it didn’t offer a specific roadmap, the phrase “opening up” resonated deeply. It raised a personal challenge: Is it possible to truly shift my perspective now, long after the age when most people have settled into their ways?

To the skeptics who ask “Why bother?”, I would invite you to look back. Think of the times you were most open to discovery—wasn’t that very openness the engine that allowed you to soar? If we stop evolving, are we not just digging a deeper rut rather than preparing for flight? Age should not be a series of restraining bolts; it should be an invitation to a different kind of adventure. We all have the opportunity to take to the skies again, provided we remain open to the possibility of change.

About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.

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