Life’s Purpose Through Patience and Waiting

I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the air, however many times you banged your head against the wall. . .
--The Courage to Change by Dennis Wholey

The people who are most successful at living and loving are those who can learn to wait successfully. Not many people enjoy waiting or learning patience. Yet, waiting can be a powerful tool that will help us accomplish much good.
We cannot always have what we want when we want it. For different reasons, what we want to do, have, be, or accomplish is not available to us now. But there are things we could not do or have today, no matter what, that we can have in the future. Today, we would make ourselves crazy trying to accomplish what will come naturally and with ease later.
We can trust that all is on schedule. Waiting time is not wasted time. Something is being worked out - in us, in someone else, in the Universe.
We don't have to put our life on hold while we wait. We can direct our attention elsewhere; we can practice acceptance and gratitude in the interim; we can trust that we do have a life to live while we are waiting - then we go about living it.
Deal with your frustration and impatience, but learn how to wait. The old saying, "You can't always get what you want" isn't entirely true. Often, in life, we can get what we want - especially the desires of our heart - if we can learn to wait.

My personal situation is a direct reflection.

Thirteen years ago I wanted to work with others on a permanent basis. Friends told me “Everyone new to recovery wants to play councillor”.

For thirteen years the thought was constantly with me, but I was patient, trusting that my higher power would give me the time and opportunity.

Through patience and waiting, I am now able to do what I have wanted to do in my heart for years-focus my life on working with others to help them in the journey to hope and serenity. I believe that the waiting was a powerful tool; over the years I’ve gained both the experience and patience to make me successful in life coaching and addiction mentoring.

I believe in the words Wholey wrote.