Patience. Is it really a good thing?
Posted on July 4, 2008
“Good things come to those who wait” has to be one of the worst lies I was ever told as I was growing up.
Now, it’s a great thing to tell your kids, especially if you want them to stop pestering you – I imagine that’s why I heard it so often.
Here’s the new lesson: Good things come to meet those who move towards them.
A single step (more if you like) , every day, towards where you want to be. That HAS to be better than standing still, waiting for it to come to you. Even if it is moving towards you, it will reach you sooner if you meet it half way.
One step towards where you want to be. Follow it with another one. And again.
Of course, there’s a line between being patient, and rushing things. Sometimes, you need to step back and see where the best next step is. Make the right steps, not the easiest ones, not the most convenient ones.
Being patient is just one of those things you can use an excuse to procrastinate. “I’m being patient, good things come to those who wait” is from a little voice inside your head that gives you a way out, an excuse for not doing anything, justification for procrastination.
Move towards where you want to be. Even if you think it’s already heading in your direction.
[image by macca]
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