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The Waiting Period

Can you just be still for a minute?

By Rashida SawyerPublished 6 years ago 2 min read
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Be still....if just for a moment..

In the society we live in, to wait for something is like a four-letter word. Why wait when there are ways to rush orders you made, rush food you can make. Remember the days where we had to wait to get on the internet. Dial-up, lol. That was fun. Now, we have everything we may need at our fingertips. For example, if we want our packages in two days, we can upgrade to Amazon Prime to receive our packages earlier. Waiting for things is now the thing of the past. Now, to be honest I am one of those people who has a hard time waiting. I can wait for certain things, such as the right guy, the right car, the right place to live; you get my point. However, there are just somethings I would like right now. I am not saying wanting things now is a bad thing, just saying the older I get the more I understand the point of waiting. I am learning life or God does not work that way. I found that life or God will only give you want you need quickly and the things you want may take some time.

Let go deeper into the different between “needs” and “wants.” Needs are the necessaries in life, the things you cannot live without, such as food, clothes, and shelter. While wants, are the things that are added to your life that could make it better. For example, let’s say you have a car. It’s not the best car, but it gets you from point A to point B. You see, your friends with something better. Now you “want” a car because what you have is no longer good enough.You start complaining about the car. The color, the technology or lack thereof; is not good enough for you anymore. So you rush to get a new or used car, collect debt all on a “want” and not a “need.” You see, if you were to just “wait” and took the time to really think about the situation, you would not be in debt. If you would have just been still for a minute and work on your debt, you could probably be able to get something in the future.

This works in the area of your life. Relationships are also affected by this as well. People would rush into a relationship without healing from the previous one. Thus, repeating behaviors. However, waiting and learned the lessons needed, being still to reflect, the new relationship would start off well. Be still. Another example is when people rush into marriage. A wise pastor stated to the people “date for all seasons.” I had to think about it for a moment, all seasons?!? He did not mean the seasons we go through weather-wise, but dating through the good, bad and ugly. See how the person handles trails and obstacles. How would that person handle if you lost your job or got sick? Would they be by your side or leave? Be still, just for a minute to see the changes.

So waiting, is it really that bad? After writing this and talking with family and friends, it’s not as bad as I thought it would be. Plus, if you wait you would not repeat behaviors, be in debt and be in wrong situations. Waiting matures you for what you are waiting for. So, let’s not look at ‘waiting” as a bad thing, but a journey you are on to help you get to the destination.

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Rashida Sawyer

I am a 37 years old school counselor who believes in helping others gain understanding about themselves. I love to motivating people.

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