The Wait.....

As the sun was rising this morning while I sipping on my coffee, I began to observe my plants, flowers, and trees ( I love growing things) and thought…. It takes so long for a small to tree (or a seed) to grow into its existence and at that point something clicked for me. Patience should be one of the most sought after traits we as humans should seek. I know this analogy has been used many times before and I have even heard it and thought ,“that’s an awesome analogy, I really should learn something from that” but of course it never materialized. But this time my observations, thoughts, senses, and awareness really focused in on what the lesson must be, that is of patience. Nothing great happens without the wait! So we must wait and wait. Wait for the seed to sprout, wait for the stem to grow, wait for the first leaf to appear, and then we must care for it. We must water it as the soil sees fit, we must tend to it, prune it, and wait. But all the satisfaction, happiness, and glory happens then not in the end. It’s in those most of waiting that all the growth occurs! Unfortunately, we all miss it because we are looking and wanting the end result, the NOW. We hurry through life planting seeds and hoping that the next time we think of the seeds (just because we planted them) they will be a beautiful flower. Thankfully (yes, I said thankfully), this is not what happens, growth requires patience! So, in the midst of life we are just like that seed, we must first plant the seed (make decision), water it as needed (act on the decision), care for ourselves (be vigilant and present), and we must wait (this is where the good things in life happen)! It’s a gift to actively live in the moments of patience.