Have you ever had to wait? Of course we all have. Waiting Stinks!!!! Patience is not an innate trait we are born with. As I listen to my children I see how true this is. “Are we there yet?” “How much longer?” “Is it snack time yet?” “Why is everything ‘an hour’?” It is a challenge to wait, and be still.
I am so grateful to have found the cause of my anxiety! Yay! … So… let’s just be done with it, right? I am so tired of the physical and mental issues, and the disruptions they cause. Why can’t I feel better right faster?!?
In some situations, there may never be an end. Some health issues leave permanent damage. And in a way, all of us have had a taste of this. Each one of us has had to deal with the Covid pandemic. How many times have we said, “I cannot wait for this to be over and go back to normal”. But… what if this is the new normal? What if your current health or financial crisis is the new norm? How do we respond? What if I did not ever fully recover from panic attacks and health issues?
I am ashamed to say that I have viewed my circumstances in such a selfish way. I have complained on a daily basis. I feel I need to apologize to you. Thank you for your understanding as I hurt and mull over it all. I found I had begun thinking with such bitterness and anger. It dawned on me that this was not helping the situation at all; in fact it was making it worse!
I am writing this post as a reminder for myself. I feel my thoughts are lucid and I am able to articulate truth. Panic and anxiety bring such false and foggy thinking, I want to be able to pull this up as a helpful tool when I slip back into the negative thoughts. If you are also able to benefit from this as well, I am overjoyed.
Over the next few weeks, I am going to dive into the benefits of “waiting well”.
I was able to see multiple benefits of “waiting well”. So I decided to break this up into a few different posts. They are:
So, let us begin…
The Messy Life 