Why do we spend all our lives waiting.

in #wait7 years ago (edited)

We spend so much time in our life waiting.

We stand in line, we wait for the perfect person, we can not wait for our dreams to come true, we can not wait for the day when we will have a better body and a better life, we look for ways to achieve our goals one day next, we always have one thing or another to wait on.

We are waiting. This better life is coming, and we'll get there soon.
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I know at times most of us wish we can download the future, or fast forward the present, just because we are eager,what if we stop waiting, if we stop trying to realize our dreams and goals, if we stop hoping and anticipating? And if that better life was already there, and the only way to live it was to stop looking forward and to become aware of what we already have? ![image]( )

If you're waiting for the right things to happen - or you're actively trying to make something good happen - take a break. Look where you are right now, in life and physically, right now. Where are you ? Is it already great? If so, why are you impatient about the future when you are already there?
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And if we do not think that where we are is already great, maybe we are not paying enough attention.

queues and traffic

I recently had to drive a moving truck for six hours, and I found myself thinking, "I can not wait to be here! Of course, when I noticed this thought, I remembered, "You've already arrived. "
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The place I was - alone, in a truck, on the highway, in the middle of a beautiful area - was really great. Maybe my legs were tired, but it was an opportunity to feel my legs, so we are so forgetful that they are there when we sit all day. It was a chance to remember that I'm alive, which we all take for granted. We participate daily in the miracle of life, and for us it is not only routine and bland, we also find that it fears.



My legs were tired, so I stopped at a rest area, stretched my legs, lay down in the grass, and looked at the sky. My tired legs gave me this possibility, so tired legs do not fear, they are great.
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The next time you find yourself waiting in traffic or a queue, and you think "I can not wait to be here! "... remember that you are already in a great place. Maybe it's in a car, alone, but what harm is there to be alone? Can not you listen to music, sing a song you like, dance? Can not you look out into the sky and realize the wonders that surround you? Can not you talk to yourself and find out what great company you

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If you are in a queue, are not you surrounded by fascinating human beings? What a great time to watch, listen, and learn.

The tragedy of goals

We set goals, those little dreams of what the future will be, and we focus on them. Everyday, we are working on these goals, we are taking a step closer to this super future. When the goal is reached, wouaouh! And now ? Next objective. And yet another. This kind of forward thinking does not stop when you reach the goal, and will not stop until you have another moment of life, a future to aim for.
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But in fact, it can stop. Now. Stop aiming for that goal, and look where you are.

The goal may seem great: run a marathon, finish a project, get indebted, have beautiful abs, win a million dollars. But it's a fantasy, and when (if) this fantasy comes true, it will not be as you imagined. It will look like the normal life, not a new amazing life different from the life you had. Life will not be better, and never will be, as long as you do not stop thinking about this better life and realize that life is already incredible.

This life, now, is already perfect! Enjoy it, forget about these goals. To reach them will not be better than the fantasized life that is there, right now.

I was asked, "What if I do not have anything I want? Well, stop hoping for those things. They are no better than what you already have, which is an incredibly unlikely event called life.

The wait for love

So many people are waiting for the love of their dreams, this perfect person who will love them, make their life perfect.
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Some are even waiting for thier childhood love or thier love who promised to return.
This person may or may not show up, but the tragedy is not that you do not have that Mr. or Mrs. Perfection ... it's that you're waiting for happiness.
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You do not need another person to love you, complete you, make you happy. This person is already there, she is already with you right now. (Spoiler alert: it's you.) ( )

You are the best company, the person who will always be there, the unconditional love you seek. You just need to stop waiting for this Mr or Mrs Perfection, and look at you. Be really careful of yourself. Do you accept. Love yourself, as you are, without hoping to be different.



This might require some tests, but do these tests right now. You might find that you are the great love of your life that you have always expected.

Three things to do today

How to stop waiting for good things to happen? Three things you can do now, today

Slow down: Hurrying means that you are missing out on what is right next to you.

Pay attention: Look at what's around you right now.

Look at yourself: and how great you are. If it does not look great, take a closer look.

most people never live they are still waiting for life


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My pastor once asked a question in church and am throwing it to you guys.

if you had everything in life and you don't need to wait or work for anything or anyone what will you be doing

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@ phunke We need to have the proper frame of mind to our right destination or goal, work hard have a waiting attitude we can not envisage accurately the future but we can work for a better future.
For your question,

if you had everything in life and you don't need to wait or work for anything or anyone what will you be doing

Nothing on earth is absolute, money comes and go, then at this point i will employ people to work for me, invest in people, then i will create a nice atmosphere that will enable me to derive pleasure while i continue working........
Hope i will find favor in your eyes my reputation is still below up 50. lol

@theheralds
Lets assume everything at this point is actually absolute, you have everything and you have no reason at all to work what will you be doing??
@phunke

Hello @phunke


The Journey Should always be as Interesting as the destination

This is what so many people fail to realize, they spend their time chasing things that they don't love all for the sake of money.

When you actually set out to do what you love, it will be a chore or task for you as you work towards your goal. You will enjoy every step of the Journey.


When it comes to waiting.One of the attributes of us humans is that we possess a great deal of hope that things will always work out, hope is good, but hope without action is empty.

The reasons why we don’t achieve most of our goals is that we are always waiting for the right time to start working towards it. Some people are waiting to graduate, some are waiting to win the lottery, some are waiting for when they finish their youth service, some are waiting for a magical idea, waiting for recognition, waiting for greatness to happen.

The purpose of this article is not to breath energy into you so that you can endure, or inject you with false hope, but there are things you can do now that can create much joy as what you want to achieve in the future.

Joy is not a reward scheduled for tomorrow, it is a reward for the completion of an immediate instruction.

We always think that in the future our fortune will change dramatically. Waiting sabotages you’re reaching for change, we are teaching ourselves to endure the wrong way.

We all know that adaptation is an important human trait, it is a tool but if wrongly used it can be fatal. Our adaptation to unpleasant situations cripples our power to change it. It sabotages our faith and delay breakthrough.

Waiting is a philosophy that adapts us to the present and sabotages our future.

The time of your waiting is a time for you to get mentorship, a time to learn and listen to people who has what you need to get ahead. You have to know that you are not ready for your future.

You have to prepare and work towards it while you are Waiting.

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Hi @ogochukwu
Thanks for this important addition , waiting has its plus or minus sides, it could either make or mar us. I believe why wait for the future when the future is actually in your hands.

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I've learned that part of the problem with waiting and overall impatience is also our tendency to try and control things that are out of our control. We want to control the flow of traffic, other people in our lives, the efficiency of our schedule we have laid out....if we stop during those times, and focus on the things we can control and not on the things we can't, it will bring much relief to our minds and will lift our burdens so we can dance and sing and experience contentment right where we're at. Thanks for the post! :) ❤

As far as the answer to the question, though, I can't imagine not working towards anything unless I was in heaven. There you don't have to struggle and strive toward any goals because everything would already be perfect. I wouldn't be on Steemit, trying to reach people. I wouldn't be concerned with making sure the house is kept or working towards the future of my children... I'd probably be in some transcendent state loving my family or something like that haha.

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@phunke hi, well the human life itself is impatience on its own. We rush to get things and get tired of it so easily. Thank you so much for this.

Good deed and sharing the gospel... Answer to your question. Your post is inspiring. Thanks so much

amending my ways to please God, helping the needy and poor and preaching the gospel. ans to your question.

nice piece...am motivated

just Awesome... thanks @phunke

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We wait and wait on queues just to withdraw our own money...LOL Nigerians can relate. BTW this is a nice one dear phunke keep steeming.

To answer your question, If I had everything in the world, I'd be trying hard to make everyone I come across to have a feel of what I got. I will try to make others benefit from my wealth and again I will try to make heaven. Because I mean,what else?

Well said @fortune-inyang

Working hard and always believing in yourself is always the goal to greatness..nice post

@phune You are right dear we should learn to take one step at a time

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