One of my favorite songs is by The Eagles, “Already Gone.” The line that jumps out at me is: “...we live our lives in chains and never even know we have the key.” 

So what is the key to life? It could be said to be so many different things. A former spiritual teacher of mine, Kenneth Mills, said that “Awe is the key.” I agree with that but why is awe the key? What happens when I am in awe? I am amazed. Perhaps being amazed (in awe) helps me get out of myself enough to really, fully engage what is amazing me.

Perhaps it could be said that the open heart is the key. Sounds good. But, what is the open heart? Rick Diamond wrote recently: “the open heart is the one in which there is room for God.”

What would you say is the key? What opens up life for you?