Not ready yet

Being patient is not my strong suit. If you know me at all, you know this about me. I am all about things happening RIGHT NOW. I think partially it comes from my up bringing and with the disappointment that comes with waiting. Mostly, if you had to wait for something, it never happened. As an adult, I've had the opportunity to correct that but again, it feels like waiting for it equals it never happening.

We wait in line, we wait on hold, we wait to get the green light to enter the highway at rush hour. Then we wait to get a better job until after you graduate....wait for him to leave his wife.....wait to order something and it's no longer available - disappointment abound. To me, waiting means no, never gonna happen, uh uh, nope, forget about it..adios.

So today when I heard this message from not only one of my daily positive thoughts for the day sources, but a similar message from another it made me think about waiting. Is waiting really such a bad thing? Is it possibly the Universe's way or reminding us we are not yet ready?

Be willing to be patient. YES you want it RIGHT NOW, but maybe you're not ready for it right now. Maybe NOW isn't the time for you to step into that light. Trust that the Universe will provide it to you exactly at the perfect time, and accept that it is not now.

Are we so over exposed to wanting things here and now that we forget to enjoy the ride, to be patient with the process, to let things unfold as they are suppose to? In this face paced world, are we giving too much of ourselves and in return, expecting too much?

Remember that show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? It hit the airwaves like gangbusters in the late 90's and launched Regis Philbin to the top of the charts. Soon the network began to realize the potential money bag that was, not only with the show but with advertising so they milked that bad boy for all it was worth. It was on 5 nights a week and they effectively squeezed every last cent out of that golden goose before it died a slow painful death. Over exposure can surely be the death of every or any good idea.

So are we trying to get to much too fast? Are we really square pegs we are trying to jam into round holes or are we just expecting too much from the Universe? How do we learn to enjoy the ride and see what's around us without wanting more? Without pushing ourselves to achieve more and to live the life we are meant to be living without the internal battle all the time?

Apparently I'm not ready yet....are you?