How to wait

I'm generally a lousy waiter (not the restaurant kind). I mean I hate waiting on lines or for anything I've ordered to arrive or for friends at the airport. When it comes to waiting for insight or enlightenment or a change of mood, I can be particularly edgy. Something someone once told me helped, though. I use it all the time. She said, "Imagine a small child at the grocery store, screaming and crying for his mommy. To him, she's a million miles away and will never come back. But the truth is she's in the next aisle, and all he has to do is round the bend and all his pain will end instantly." That's like us. We fret about what we have yet to achieve, as if it's miles away. But, for all we know it's right around the corner, and in a split second, our waiting will end in joyful satisfaction. The next time you're in a state of agitation, imagine that what you seek is literally right around the corner...and relax!

"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." -Chinese Proverb