Growth happens when you wait..darnit

Waiting is a hard concept to grasp. Nowadays we live in such a fast-paced instant gratification society where virtually nobody has to wait for anything. Coffee has became too long of a process so some genius thought up an instant way to get their caffeine splurge. Drive-thrus, cell phones, beepers, pagers.. (anything to stay in constant communication with one another.)microwaves, instant dinners and the list goes on and on. I admit i am a horribly impatient person by nature.

My mind is always thinking several steps ahead of where im at in reality. I am slowly learning that waiting can be a very good thing. Actually it's quite counter cultural to allow yourself time to figure out exactly where your at, and what you need. Although against our standards it can open doors you never thought possible.
Right now i am in the process of staring at a long list of classes i need to complete before i am able to focus on my intended major. Over the past 2 years i have switched my future profession choice more times than i can count. Some people call it indecision but i see it more as a blessing that i am able to spot what i don't like before it's too late. In these past years 've dabbled in several different classes (none of which help me much now) and i still have a long list to complete. Eventually i am looking into a advertising and public relations degree. For those of you closest to me you probably can see that this is a big change from the cosmetology degree i intended to get.
I chose to take the easy way out because i knew i was good at hair and it wouldn't be a challenge. I was selling myself short because i didn't want to try harder to achieve something better suited for myself. I think being an impatient person aided in that decision as well. As i mature and grow up im realizing that the easy way out never allows you to prosper. It's in the pain, struggle and the long days of waiting that you learn endurance. I want to cultivate an attitude to push myself even when it seems impossible and to give myself grace

to reach my full potential. It will take me about three years to complete everything i want but i truly believe that my growth will come while i wait.