Keep an open mind

There is a saying that the mind is like a parachute – it only works when it is open. It isn’t unusual to be so focused on what we think is the answer to our situation that we fail to see other available options to solve our problem. I ran into such a situation a number of years ago when I had to pay for significant repairs to my townhouse. When I spoke to my bank about the situation, I was informed that I could submit my repair fees to them and the bank would issue a loan to pay them off. When I was ready to do that, the bank told me that I had overdeveloped the property and they could not help me. I spoke to several professionals about my situation and they could see no way to solve this. I decided to keep an open mind and the solution presented itself in a very doable way. The professionals I approached told me later I should write a book about it since they had never seen anyone pay off the debt is such a short time. It reminded me that there is always more than one way to solve a problem if we just open up to possibilities. What is a problem you are facing that would benefit from you keeping an open mind to ways for solving it?