Patience Takes Too Long

I’m impatient. Once I make a decision, I want that thing right away. It’s not one of my finer attributes (just ask my husband), but it does cause me to be decisive and self-assured. Then, once that initial rush is gone, I’m only left with the agonizing oh-my-God-it’s-only-been-5-minutes (just ask my family).

This IS my patient face.

Lately, impatience has reared it’s mocking, ugly head in so many ways. I found the perfect ocean decals for Evan’s new big boy room, ordered them, and then realized they have to be shipped from China. Sigh!

"Under the Sea. Darling it's better when we get things faster. Take it from me."

I talk to my belly, telling Mojo to cook faster and come out healthy before the due date. I’ve decided she shouldn’t re-decorate her living quarters with an eviction of my ribs, and I forcibly push those powerful feet back in.

I’m aching for that Mega Millions check to be placed in my hand, for gas prices to drop back to when I started driving at $1 per gallon, and for TV to go back to real content and quality actors. ‘Cuz really, how many cutthroat dating, dancing, and singing shows do we need? Except, I’ll keep Wipeout, b/c dudes falling in the water amuses me as much as Evan.

Now, the chances of any of those things happening or even coming about quickly are slim to none. But that doesn’t mean my stubborn streak decreases. In fact, it just gets worse as time goes on and my impatience meter goes into the red.

Seriously, why do we have free will if we can’t speed up the space time continuum? Sigh again. I think my super power would be like Doctor Who’s so I can go anywhere at any time with a trip in a phone booth.

Of course, if we could speed up time, I would get gray hairs faster, my children wouldn’t want as many hugs, and goodbyes would come much quicker. But that doesn’t mean I will grow patience any time soon or stop trying to rush the days. I’ll just try to remember that patience is a virtue and life sometimes takes its sweet time unveiling the mysteries of the world.