I'm in a hurry . . .

You might remember comedian Yakov Smirnoff.

When he first came to the United States from

Russia, he was not prepared for the incredible

variety of instant products available in American

grocery stores. He says, "On my first shopping trip,

I saw powdered milk - you just add water and you

get milk. Then I saw powdered orange juice - you

just add water and you get orange juice. And then

I saw baby powder, and I thought to myself,

"What a country!"

We live in a fast-paced world. We drive fast cars.

We eat fast food. We live in the fast lane.

We want it now.

One old story tells of a judge who was in a

benevolent mood as he questioned the prisoner.

"What are you charged with?" he asked.

"Doing my Christmas shopping early," replied the

defendant."

"That's no offense," said the judge. "How early

were you doing this shopping?"

"Before the store opened," countered the prisoner.

Few of us will go to those extremes to satisfy our

desire to "get it now," but we know what we want

and we wish we could have it yesterday.

We don't like to wait.

Though there is certainly a place for decisiveness

and action, there is also a place for patience.

Have you learned when to wait?

Wait for the sunrise...there will be another day.

Wait for guidance...learn to be still.

Wait for wisdom...it will come with experience.

Wait for growth...it happens in the fullness of time.

Wait and be contented...it is a secret to inner peace.

There is a time to act, but there is also a time to wait.

Learn how to tell what time it is, for great things can

happen for those who learn to wait. Ralph Waldo

Emerson said it well: "Adopt the pace of nature;

her secret is patience."

Learning To Wait

from Your Life Support

~Steve Goodier

Never cut the rope that can be simply untied.

~K .M. Bryan

(A special thank you to my friend dadrmbelver

for finding me just the right song!)

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart. And try to love the questions themselves. ~Rainer Maria Rilke