Sliding Doors: The Door I Almost Didn’t Walk Through

Life’s Quiet Miracles and the Choices That Shape Us

Have you ever paused and thought, “What if I’d chosen differently?”

Life is full of quiet turning points — decisions that seem small in the moment but shift the entire trajectory of our lives. We call them sliding doors moments — those split seconds where one path closes and another silently opens.

Sometimes we walk through that new door with confidence. Other times, we’re dragged through by heartbreak, instinct, or an ache we can’t explain.

This is a story about one of those moments — the door I almost didn’t walk through. The one that changed everything.

And maybe, as you read it, you’ll remember your own.Or feel the nudge to trust the one opening in front of you right now.

The Crossroads

At 35, I was heartbroken. Not just from a relationship ending — but from a life I’d outgrown. One that looked fine on the outside but felt hollow within.

I reached a crossroads: stay with the familiar, keep patching the cracks, keep pretending.Or leap — into something I couldn’t yet see, but deeply needed to feel.

So I packed my bags and left to travel the world. Not to escape — but to find something. Healing. Clarity. Myself.

The Sliding Door

I landed in Australia. And there, through what felt like pure synchronicity, I met the man who would become my husband.

Within 18 months, we were married. I was pregnant with twins.And somehow — in what felt like the most unexpected whirlwind — I had found a new beginning on the other side of letting go.

But it wasn’t just about love or motherhood. It was about coming home to myself. That leap I took — trembling, uncertain — had carried me into the life that was waiting for me all along.

The Quiet Miracles

Looking back, I see the pattern now. Life didn’t answer my prayers the way I asked. It redirected them.

Every delay, every detour, every moment that didn’t go as planned — it all conspired to bring me here.

And I’ve come to believe: there are no coincidences.

The relationships that ended. The jobs that didn’t work out. The places I didn’t belong.

All of it was guidance. Alignment. Subtle miracles pulling me toward something braver, better, and more honest.

What If I Hadn’t Walked Through That Door?

It’s a question I still ask sometimes.

Where would I be if I hadn’t left? If I had stayed in the comfort of the known, even though it was hurting me?

Maybe I’d still be carrying the ache of a life that never quite fit. Maybe I’d be “fine” on the outside and crumbling inside. Maybe I’d still be waiting — for permission, for a sign, for something to change.

But I made the leap. And life caught me — not softly, but with the force of everything I didn’t know I was ready for.

With love I didn’t expect. With twins I didn’t plan. With a new chapter I didn’t even know I was worthy of.

Conclusion: If You’re Standing at a Door Now…

We don’t always recognise life’s miracles in the moment. Often, it’s only with hindsight that we see the beauty in the detours, the wisdom in the delays, and the purpose in the pain.

That one decision — to walk away from what no longer fit and toward the unknown — became the doorway to everything that matters most to me now.

So if you’re standing at a threshold today, unsure of what’s next…Trust that the life meant for you is already unfolding — perhaps quietly, perhaps differently than you imagined — but always, always with intention.

Walk through the door.

Your “what if” might just be your coming home.

Enjoying a camping under the stars trip to Uluru, Australia.