Hold on .... and a bit longer!

I started my day with a phone call, one that I anticipated taking about 15 minutes at most that ended up taking almost 90 minutes!! While we did get things resolved, it was infuriating being constantly placed on hold and it feeling like nothing was being done.

Can you relate? How many times have you been waiting patiently for something, expecting the results to come quickly and yet it taking so much longer? Often we feel that way with prayers to God, or even in just everyday things we've been trying to change. The reality is that being asked to 'hold on' is a little like being told 'hurry up and wait' - we don't want to wait, wanting it yesterday.

Life is a series of opportunities to wait. Change does not take place overnight ... or in a month!! Even though we've decided we're ready to do something different, to make the necessary changes, we want that magic wand to make it happen immediately and it just doesn't happen like that. Hard work and patience become key ... and a willingness to recognize that sometimes the change comes about from the process itself and what we learn along the way.

So today I DARE you to think about something you've been wanting to change and what steps you've taken so far. Write about one thing you've learned while waiting for that change to take place - because for sure you've learned something!! Remember, as I've shared before, we never see plants and flowers grow, yet they always do! So hold on ... and hold on some more and I promise you'll bloom too!!?