Patience.

Hey there everyone.

I apologize for not blogging over the past little while. It's almost been a week since my last entry. My post today isn't going to be very lengthy, because I'm in class. I know, I know. But I'm done all of my work, so I'm okay. I have a quote for you all today. Lately, I've been feeling almost at the end of my rope. I'm tired all the time, I feel like I'm constantly waiting for things that will never come. Maybe I'm just sleep deprived and stressed, but none the less, I don't like feeling like this.
I promised you all that I would write even when I don't necessarily want to. Even when I'm in a bad mood or when I wish I were asleep. But because I made a promise to you, I am. And, I'm letting down my pride so I can admit that.
The quote I have today is a quote about patience. For those of you that don't know, I'm a total english literature/poetry geek. I love it. So I tend to look up a lot of quotes and poems and excerpts from famous people or novels.

“Patience can't be acquired over night. It is just like building up muscle. Every day you need to work on it.”
- Eknath Easwaran

I think it's really true. A lot of the time we ask, Why can't it just happen now? Why do I have to wait? We're what my dad likes to call, 'instant gratification' people. We don't like to wait. We want it now now now. But, unfortunately the world doesn't work like that. And neither does God.
Patience isn't easy. But we have to work at it. I know I'm probably one of the most impatient people on the planet, but I teach young kids how to ski. Time and time again they fall, whine and complain, and I do lose my cool sometimes. But only underneath. I have to be patient with them, because someone was patient with me. And, they trust that I will show them how to ski. I owe them that much, don't I?
If it feels like you're constantly waiting, and that your patience is being tested, talk to God about it. You may be angry at Him for 'doing' this to you, but He's always willing to listen. "Good things come to those who wait". He can handle anything. More than we will ever know.

Anyways, I hope I have left you all with something to think about. Patience is something achievable, but it's tested ALL the time. No one's a professional at it. They've just had lots of 'practise.”

Happy Monday.