First off, this post is immensely inspired by my mom. One of her biggest sayings that she alwayssss tells me is “good things come to those who wait”. For a little context, I’m a very inpatient person. I always think things will happen fast and when they don’t happen as fast was I anticipate, I kind of freak out.
Wise Words
I’m thankful my mom is as wise and insightful as she is. I had a hard year. I wanted a dog and it took me months to find one and when I did, he wasn’t the right fit for me, I was devastated.
Discouraged, I thought, I’ll never get a dog. Sure enough, two months later, the most fantastic, loving, smart, sweet dog I have ever met became my mine. She is my best friend and I wouldn’t trade her for the world. The same thing happened with school. I waited to hear back and, nothing. No word for a month. I assumed I didn’t get in and started weighing my options elsewhere. Then I got this big folder in the mail. It was everything I needed to start school. I waited, and then started my new journey, doing something that I am beyond passionate about.
Always Forgetting Old Sayings
I find myself constantly forgetting that good things will happen in time. I still rush through everything and assume the worst when things don’t happen at the pace I want them to. For some reason, I neglect to remember that not everything is going to happen the way I planned. I have to wait. Sometimes it’s hard waiting, and thats understandable. I’m thankful that I have mom to remind me each day to breathe, take a step back and try and focus on the present. I just wished that I hadn’t wasted all of those years thinking what mom was saying wasn’t true and that it was just some saying. (Always listen to your mom, folks!) Things don’t have to happen so fast. It’s necessary to take each experience with stride. I need to be mindful of the things I’ve learned and use them as tools in life. I have to remember all those things my mom said, are true. They mean so much and they are beyond applicable in life. She is so smart and I need to recognize better that what she says, will truly make my life easier.
Close To Giving UP
I have to be honest. These past two months have been chaotic. Bad things upon bad things kept happening. And I won’t lie, I was ready to give up. I was ready to say goodbye to this blog. It felt like I was doing this for nothing. I had the ideology that this isn’t helping anyone, and no-one cares what I write. When I told my mom this, she was upset. She told me not to give up because good things come to those who wait. I was sitting in my living room with her and my fiancee crying the other day. My mind was racing and telling me how my life is a mess. I’m not stable, mentally or financially. I felt like I had no purpose and I had nothing positive to do. Then, the good thing happened.
Drive Reignited
My purpose, my drive to work, and my passion to write, not just on this blog, but for school and other places has been reignited. I have some exciting news that (hopefully I can share soon) happened. Out of blue. Everything I’ve worked so hard for seems to be worth it. I got a piece I wrote published on a website and to me, it was a sign I was doing something right. I worked so hard and things seemed to be turning up. So, with this new news, I want to work my ass off. I want to write until I no longer can. On this blog, even if no one reads it. Even if it’s not helping as many people as I want, maybe one day it will. Maybe one day, someone could find solace in the words that I write. I don’t think there is anything on this planet that makes me happier than writing, it just took some hard times to see it.
But for now, I would like to say I am more than happy to be back. I’m sorry it’s taken so long, but you have to find that light in the dark. My drive for writing is back. And now I know, good things really do come to those who wait.
Thanks for reading, whoever you may be!
Keep riding the wave, my lovelies!
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