Evolve U

Losing Wait

18th June, 2009 - Posted by Shaunice Hawkins - No Comments

Have you ever seen an infomercial selling a product that you conceptualized years ago? 

Perhaps, when browsing the racks at your local Barnes & Noble, you notice a book that you’ve always said you’d write when you had the chance but never did? 

What about that business you said you’d start once you had the finances to do so but that financial windfall you’d hoped for never came?

Each of us has experienced that “coulda, shoulda, woulda” moment at least once in our respective lifetime.  Some chalk the moment up to procrastination; others, lack of motivation.  Beyond intentionally “putting off tomorrow what one could do today”, I believe that what truly keeps us from taking the initial leap of faith to accomplish our goals and dreams is the weight of “wait”.

To wait means to ”remain inactive until something expected happens”.  Like weight (physical or otherwise), wait can be emotionally, spiritually, and in some cases, physically binding.  Both compound daily.  Without regular exercise and healthy eating, weight will not dissipate.  Likewise, without a change in mindset and/or heart, wait just…waits.

“Wait” also means to be in ”a state of repose” or to ”allow one’s alertness, vigilance, or attentiveness to lie dormant”.  That means that as we wait for the right opportunity or wait to meet the right person or even wait until our financial situation changes, we are, in essence, asleep.  Therefore, if we go through life waiting on this or that, then we are essentially sleepwalking. 

Waiting prohibits us from living the life we want to live as fully as we hope and dream of living it.  Opportunities are planned; they’re just not predictable.  They come at the most unexpected times and show up at unusual places.  If you wait for something to happen, you’ll completely miss what was already predestined for you to have.  How can you receive a gift if you don’t extend your arms to grab it?  How can you be a success if you don’t seek success out?

It’s easy to rest on the laurels of “what’s meant for me to have, I’ll get”.  Sure, but ask yourself, “When?” and “Will it really be what you were supposed to have in the way you’re supposed to have it?” Physics teaches us that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.  Could waiting not only cause you to miss a predestined opportunity but actually change its outcome?  Do you want to continue living life taking that chance?

Wake up and stop sleepwalking through life. Unlike us, life won’t wait.

 

FINAL THOUGHT

The best way to get something done is to begin.  ~Author Unknown