Some of us are so locked and hurt by past experiences that we never open up afterward. We end up becoming a living cynic. We see reasons in every opportunity offered to us. We focus on the negative side than conducting an overall holistic evaluation.
The other part of any opening or opportunity is its limited window. It is not there for us for eternity. When an opportunity hits, we have to accept it with open arms and see where it leads us.
Our negative thinking creates a blind spot, and even anything positive coming our way ends up leaving us because we are too busy finding the flaw.
In short, we are not open and not seizing the opportunity coming our way.