As I write this, I don’t even know if it will be a workable post, but I’m going to free flow here and see if it makes sense.
I am waiting for my son Sam while he has surgery to repair a deviated septum. It’s minor and yet, it seems to be the “minor” things in life that can end up being “majors.” With some age, I know this all to well. WAITING can be hard and in this case, Sam will BREATHE much better on the other side of recovery. Like most waits, it will be well worth it.
About the wait… in that space is where we learn stamina, grow in grit and challenge our minds to stay positive. So here’s my thought: life does happen in the “wait,” and yet as we pray, engage with good intent and even fight our battles, we all learn and BREATHE BETTER on the other side. That’s the entire point of the “wait” – to get to the BETTER.
As I think through this, I think it’s probably a timely topic. I literally just had a friend/mentee text a bit ago and ask me one of those “How do you know?” LIFE questions. Again, it happens in the wait… in the discovery.
Another dear friend has a terrific blog, Middle Moments, that shares similar thinking. Check it out; you won’t be disappointed. Her humorous approach to “the middle,” or what I’m calling the “wait,” is both refreshing and fun.
We have a choice in the wait, and that is to choose joy and choose to walk through it with grace and gratitude for the journey we are on. To find a window where we can see the beauty in the moment and ultimately to know that breathing better is on the other side!
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