When it comes to puzzles, word finds, and things alike I have very little patience, when it comes to a traffic queue, or waiting in line I have a lot of patience. I guess we all differ in these areas, obviously a lot of people love puzzles or there wouldn’t be so many for sale!
I guess there are alway external factors too, like the traffic, if you are already running late it can become more stressful, but when time is on your side then it is easier to accept the delay and be more mindful of the great music to listen to, or some lovely scenery if you’re lucky.
Then there is health! Waiting for results. Waiting in the doctors office knowing they overbook and you are already sitting there feeling so awful and everyone is sneezing, coughing and spreading germs. I truly hate waiting with a terribly sick child in a waiting room where we are bound to go home with another virus to get our immune system fighting. And I am not sure about you, but my kids always seem to get really sick, or manage an awful injury right on bedtime. The trips to late night doctors, or when it has been more serious, the hospital, when they should be sleeping are just awful.
Lately I have had some very dear people to me become quite sick, and it has been the waiting that has been so difficult for everyone involved. The drawn out torture of test results, scheduling surgery, waiting, and waiting to know what their future is about to entail. It is such a scary time, and as much as everyone tries to be positive, think positive and go on with life as usual it is there in the back of the mind, lurking, stalking, saying “I am fear, and I am still here, you can pretend that I don’t exist, but I am always with you!”
All we can do is be as patient as possible, hold on to hope, perhaps pray, or send positive vibes depending on our beliefs. We have no choice but to wait.
So we wait.
We hope.
And we wait some more.
Hanging onto the belief that everything will be alright, staying mindful, staying in the moment and not letting anxiety creep in. We try to not fear the worst, we live in the now, grateful for this very moment. Grateful for each breath, each smile, each touch. Grateful for one another.
Thanks for reading my ramblings, feel free to comment. Are you patient? Are you a worrier? Are you able to live in the moment when in the face of fear?
I’d love to hear your thoughts, love, Mac xx
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oh i have little patience i’m afraid. waiting is a huge bug bear for me. and waiting for test results etc is just awful… so hard to keep it out of our minds isn’t it?
I don’t have a lot of patience, but when I was working as a registered child minder everyone said that I was really patient #blogginggoodtime@_karendennis
I am SO impatient, and this is an ongoing struggle for me. Remember how we timed contractions in the delivery room? We knew that if we were one minute into a contraction it would be over soon. Ugh. I wish that were the case with real life. It would be so much easier to wait if we know how far into a situation or trouble we were. Here’s a verse from Scripture that’s helping me right now:
“Stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!” (I Samuel 12:16)
I have so much work to do on “standing still!”
It’s the worst waiting to find out what the outcome is. Its very hard not to race ahead in your mind with the worst case scenario. Those that can hold off until they actually know are more at peace with the world. Augusten Burroughs writes a brilliant piece on anticaptory stress in This Is How – the short of it is, once you are in it, it’s okay. No matter how terrible, it will never be as bad as that moment when you first hear the bad news #Anythinggoes
Opps. #Stayclassymama
I am not a patient person at all and traffic jams are particularly frustrating especially when there appears to be no good reason! Thanks for linking up with #stayclassymama
I am one of life’s worriers & constantly filled with ‘what ifs’ – interesting read! #ablogginggoodtime
I have had to learn how to live in the moment a lot over the years. All three of my pregnancies and my car accident made me learn how to slow down and appreciate each moment I’m given. Now, I’m dealing with another health issue, but I’m waiting to find out what it is that is wrong with me. I’m not overly thrilled by having to wait, but yet again, I know I can’t control what is going to come. All I can do is roll with each new experience.
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