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Everything in Life Worth Having Can Take Longer Than You Think It Will
In the interim between what you want and what you have, you might experience anxiety. Anxiety is a natural part of waiting. It’s helpful to approach the anxiety as a positive sign: You’re motivated to do something that’s meaningful to you-and anxiety is your body making sure it gets done! The waiting game creates a lot of opportunities for distractions, but if you can make time in your day to manage your anxiety around whatever it is you’re waiting for-well, that’s an active practice. And being active will help keep your overall mindset positive as well.
Waiting allows you to see things from a different perspective
And the best part about this skill is that we can transfer it to every aspect of your life. You don’t have to wait for things you want anymore-you can learn to think about them differently instead. The way you view a situation change when you take a step back and reflect on it. By waiting for what we want, we become thankful for it, because we can appreciate just how far we’ve come. And sometimes the only way we can truly see that is by looking at how much time has passed since something first piqued our interest.
