Wait for IT

It has been a while and the nature of our life has not altered.  Lately, our life has had a theme of waiting.  Waiting for a house to finish, waiting to be pick-up a spouse from a business trip, waiting to see if one likes a job better, waiting for an injury to heal, waiting to have some time alone with a spouse,  waiting for a much needed income tax return, waiting to see changes in child-parent dynamics, waiting to be more patient (the irony?) or waiting to know what my new life direction should be.   As I thought about these themes,  I realized, duh!, how much of our life centers around waiting.  It is a life skill I think should be more directly addressed in education and life.  It seems so simple.  Yet, the act of creating a moment which requires waiting is not merely enough.  The question is, how do we/I handle the waiting?  As I look back on the last nine months, sometimes it has been merely sitting and holding my breath.  I haven't pondered, increased my efforts or evaluated.  Instead, I have simpley surrendered to IT.  Sometimes, that is all one can do.  But, I found myself wanting more.  Part of the pleasure of waiting is that process of wait, pause, breathe and observe.  For me,  I realized I could look back and just wait or I could await growth.  I could anticipate the facilitation of more.  I'm excited to treat my waiting as a growing time.  My focus, then, is one where I learn to grow.