Anyone who knows me knows that I’m one of the most impatient people. Whether that’s waiting on someone, waiting on something to come. I find waiting uncomfortable and annoying. You know that period where you are waiting on something to finally come to fruition. But things aren’t moving quick enough for you. You may have to wait on other people, or some setbacks may be slowing you down, causing you to wait longer. 

My thing is, how can I enjoy the waiting period, be appreciative and practice patience in these times. Sometimes so many setbacks occur that it blurs our vision, or our end goal seems far away. I have an issue with knowing how to completely trust the process, especially when things are outside of my control and I’m having to wait on others. I try to have faith that everything will work out but when I know I have minimal control over some part of the process I get frustrated, and the end goal seems distant. I lose my patience and my anxiety starts to kick in. Even though I’m a doer I know I can’t do everything, and some things are outside of my control. I’m not good at waiting on people and so when things aren’t happening in MY timeline, I forget to enjoy the process, trust God’s timing or even recognise how far I’ve come. This period has been very uncomfortable for me honestly. I’ve woken up feeling anxious every single day this past week, even though I’m soldiering through it, it’s been tough.  

I believe everything happens at the right time, and everything aligns and comes together when it is supposed to. For example, have you ever wanted something to happen for you at a particular time and it didn’t? But either something better came your way, or it happened at a better time. And even when you reach a goal you don’t think damn, I wish it happened sooner, you are just happy you reached that goal. I think it’s important to have this mentality in the waiting period. It’s also vital to remind yourself of how far you’ve come. We get so wrapped up in life, or our frustration when things are going our way or moving fast enough that we don’t think about where we already are and how much we wanted to be exactly where we are now at one point. We always want things to be moving that we don’t appreciate where we are. 

Some things are outside our control. I’m so pedantic and I want to control everything down to the smallest details. I also expect everyone to run on my timeline. I’m a control freak. Unfortunately, life doesn’t always go the way we want and in those moments it’s important to practice patience. In a nutshell, the waiting period can be frustrating and anxiety-inducing. But if you are going through this why not try to enjoy the process. Instead of brewing in all your negative emotions, how about consistently remind yourself of how far you’ve come, remind yourself of your long-term goals and focus on the things you can control.

There’s beauty in the process sometimes you just have to see it. You may not realise it, but the waiting period builds resilience, it also challenges you to assess whether you are ready for more, life will only get busier, at times more stressful. You will go through many challenging periods throughout your life. Are you built for that? Will you be ready for when opportunities come your way? The waiting period builds character, practice patience and don’t rush the process.

Thank you for reading x