Wait For It, But Go Get It...

Do you know what you want in this life? Have you taken the time to answer this age old question or have you just asked yourself a million times only to give up because you get impatient? Patience is a virtue that some of us still have yet to learn. Sometimes it feels like "I don't have time to wait," or "I'm fine the way things are, I don't need anything else." Knowing what we want is an inside job. What happens when we don't take the time to figure it out?

I find that throughout my life I have displayed a history of impatience. If it wasn't the fact that I gave up on an art project because it was taking too long to finish, or the short cut I decided to take off the bike path even if I risked the chance of getting a flat tire. I've DONE THEM ALL!!! I think back now and even as a kid I learned to manipulate what I was tired of waiting for. I found that this worked out perfectly as long as I rendered the same result I desired. This is a terrible habit and I don't recommend it because you know what I DISCOVERED?? That not everything in life is able to be manipulated. HUMMMPPHHH! Childbirth....un-manipulable! Too much weight to lose by Sunday....really unable to manipulate. Wrong relationship? Job that is unsuitable? ? Wanting that apple to be an orange? All bring negative results when trying to manipulate the outcome. The insanity always bring the same...a very unsatisfied and tired ME! I usually sit alone afterwards at some point and reflect. When I am finally able to see clear enough I usually come back to the same discovery.  I wanted this....I got impatient....I settled. Then I get to suffer. It's like teaching your kid to hit a baseball. They can't always predict the exact speed or curve it will have so you learn the basics and CRACK! Once you make contact....you know. It feels good, it looks good, and everyone cheers!!! Well, something like that anyway. It's a hard lesson to learn but giving up, settling, or simply not doing anything to get what we want is just INSANE!

Bottom line is, we can't afford to settle. Nothing in this life is fulfilling if it's just O.K. Think about what you want, know that you deserve every bit of it and GO FOR IT!