Monday, February 11, 2013

Patience

;-)
My thoughts exactly.
Sadly patience is not one of the virtues with which I was blessed. I value security, stability and the ability to plan. I'm not sure if it's a control freak thing, or just a "planner" trait, but not knowing what lies ahead drives me batty. And yes, I've heard people say "we plan and God laughs." I understand the sentiment but I don't buy the passive approach. I've built my life around careful planning and attention to detail, and I would say I tend to fall on the happier, more satisfied end of the spectrum.
I understand that you can't plan everything. Things happen. I believe in some element of luck, chance, fate and faith in a higher power. However, planning helps me stay sane and feel like I have a bit of control in this crazy world.
This weekend Sean picked a new theme song for me. I have listened to it about 30 times since and every time I star to feel antsy I sing to myself "just a little patience, just a little patience, yeah, yeah." The song is by Guns N Roses and it is appropriately titled Patience. The rest of the lyrics don't fit my current angst, but sometimes you just need a mantra to hold on a bit longer.
In the mean time, I'm trying to be grateful for what I have; good health, a great guy (who puts up with my impatient nature), a place to live in a city where we are surrounded by friends and family we love, and a job that keeps me on my toes. Even if some of the elements around us change, the truly important parts remain the same. And hopefully the other answers will come soon.
Patience is not the ability to wait. Waiting is a fact of life. Patience is the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting. -Joyce Meyers

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  1. TessFebruary 11, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    Totally been there! Waiting for Joel to find out if he got the position (here in CA) was EXCRUCIATINGLY painful.

    Waiting for new that's outside of your control is so hard, but just try to keep yourself busy and active and before you know it, you'll be looking back on this time :)

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  2. MHM1314February 11, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    I am not a patient person. AT ALL. I know my hardest part of the whole wedding planning Thing will be, you know, waiting to my wedding date. I just want it done and I want to be married now and I do not care for delayed gratification or, generally, being an adult with a grasp on reality. Something like that :p

    But truly I hear ya - I'm a planner and I want to know what is happening.

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