The Joy of Being Present (4); Eliminate WAITING.

One of the lessons I have learnt recently that benefited and keep benefiting me greatly is about waiting.

Waiting feels heavy, annoying and confusing. Waiting actually means I wait for something to happen or to come, only then I would feel complete, enough and everything would be ok. Waiting is kind of resisting this very moment. You are sending a subtle message to your body that there is something missed and we are in anticipation for it to happen.

The body converts the message of anticipation into tension. It stresses itself up. Waiting affects the body’s energy and interrupts the smoothness of bodily functions. You can’t think clearly when there is a feeling of incompleteness in your body. You tend to be irritated and over-reacting.

You might be waiting for something that would happen soon, the traffic jam to be cleared, for someone to return our call or for the waiter to bring you drink. You might be waiting for something that might take more time like a new position, a relationship or a pay raise. Think of how much time you spent waiting and how it might have affected your body.

Whenever you catch yourself waiting move your attention to your body and watch how it feels. You will find that you can’t feel relaxed when you are in state of waiting. It is like some activity in suspension.

Every moment you find yourself waiting remember that you are enough just the way you are. Whatever you perceive as missed from your life doesn’t affect your wholeness. Each moment is all what is, and has many things happening. You are just too busy waiting to notice them.
Accept the shape this moment takes. Unless you can change it there is no benefit of resistance. You either change or accept.

Thanks for reading.

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