Are we there yet?
A few years ago, my husband and I were taking our niece to Disney World for the evening (one of the things I miss about living in Central FL). She was probably about 4 at the time and about 10 minutes into the trip she asked the proverbial question "are we there yet?"
My husband explained that we still had about 30 minutes in the car, and told her that
there are kids who must wait years to go to Disney World. Then, with
all her 4-year old wisdom she crossed her legs, sighed and said "I just have to
be patient."
Lately, I have been feeling a lot like my niece did that night. Antsy and ready to get to where I want to be. It is not Disney World (going there next weekend), but other "places" I would like to be in life. I am fairly certain I can get to where I want to go, but I just don't know if will be weeks or months or years.
I have never had a ton of patience. When I want something, I want it now. Luckily, with hard work and determination, I normally ended up getting what I wanted in relatively short order.
My lack of patience coupled with the fact that uncertainty makes me anxious means that there are days were I feel like a real mess right now. It seems like I have spent a good portion of the past few years being patient and I am ready to be done. Until then, I try to think of it kind of like a run, I just keep putting one foot in front of the other until I get to where I am going.
What do you do when you have to be patient?
