Opportunity is a weird thing. I was thinking about it while on my run this morning. I guess it stems from the fact that I find running in the morning is so useful - specifically time wise. Its the perfect opportunity to get out and do something that doesn't conflict with other things that usually occur later in the day(your life) and that we're less inclined to want to give up in order to do some running. And once you've done it, you've done it - nothing else comes in the way, its almost like you've got more of your day than ever before because you're doing more with your day than ever before.
Sure, it means you don't sleep in that time - but you get all the the benefits of running in its place - or having more of your day available.
Its invisible when you're not looking for it, but you'll find it or create it if you want to.
Simple really but profound too.
Life gives you, not what you want - but what you deserve. If you're looking for opportunities to improve - you'll find them.