Sometimes we just have to wait.
Our little ones are gearing up for a season of waiting as they bounce and wriggle with delight in anticipation, just thinking about presents and festive activities heading their way in the coming weeks.
We adults are the same about some things. While we have mastered waiting to open beautifully wrapped packages, there are other anticipations that tempt us, and we become impatient.
I’m feeling a bit frustrated with waiting right now.
You see, there’s a big project that I’ve been working on for months that was going to be revealed to you this very day, but some of the many moving parts of this multifaceted project are just not in place yet.
So, we wait.
The deadline was self-imposed. It will come together – when it’s ready – and the big reveal will be well done and helpful to those who need it.
A recent message from the daily thoughts I subscribe to by Amit Sood, focused on Gaining vs. Becoming, and has helped me gain patience in my delayed project.
His message urged listeners to consider the difference between gaining vs. becoming as they approached their life goals.
Some people focus on gaining wealth, position, or possessions at all costs as they go about their careers, whereas others focus on the kind of person they want to become while doing their work.
Sure, we all need to pay the rent and buy groceries, but what kind of person are we becoming while we do the necessary work? Is our work requiring us to become less than our optimal self?
His thoughtful words reminded me of a saying about people remembering not what we say to them, but how they were made to feel while we spoke to them.
The first time I ever heard that saying, I certainly felt a pinch. From then on, I have tried to model being a more thoughtful, considerate, compassionate, and understanding person.
We can still get the job done while taking a path that includes honoring what kind of person we want to become.
No one is ever done becoming. Each of us can modify what we work on to become – at any age.
What is the kind of person you want to become?
What are you going to do to become that person?
Take a moment as we anticipate the holidays. Light a candle. Bundle up and step outdoors to gaze at the stars. When all is said and done, what counts?
Become that.
And if you are impatient to get the results of last week’s word search puzzle, you can relax, because the results are posted under this!
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In health with gratitude and thanks to each of our readers –
Deidre