One Moment, Please

That is what I tell my customers when they ask to speak to someone.  I'm not sure what happens on the other end.  Maybe they listen to some asinine message or some elevator music or maybe there is complete silence.  Waiting, waiting, waiting for someone to pick up on the other end.  Waiting, waiting waiting for something to happen- like the damn computer to catch up to my typing so I know what I'm typing here.  I'm in fast mode and everything....EVERYTHING seems to be in slow mode.  My work computer is taking forever to get going.  I arrived at work 5 minutes earlier but couldn't clock in on the computer till 5 minutes later.  S-L-O-W.  My computer here at home is having a hard time waking up.  I just typed a blank paragraph and 3 minutes later, it showed up on the monitor.  And guess what?  No spelling mistakes!!!  LOL

Waiting.  It's hard.  I've changed the lyrics to Elton John's song.  "It's a sad sad situation; waiting seems to be the hardest thing!"

I feel like almost every aspect of my life is waiting right now.  Waiting for my seminary advisor to get back with me so I can plan for my next semester.  Waiting for the phone to ring about a certain situation for Hubby.  Waiting for the weight to come off.  Waiting to take college kids back to college.  Waiting for an upcoming trip.  still Waiting for the computer to catch up with my typing. Waiting....waiting....waiting.

Before I picked up my car, I waited with excited anticipation.  I was giddy.

While waiting for the computer to catch up, I wait in anger.

Waiting for the phone to ring, well, that just wears you down.  Why don't they call?

Waiting for the kids to go back to college is a mixed emotion.  I want the day to come and then I don't.

Waiting for the weight to come off; that, too, is mixed emotions.  Thing #1 and Thing #2 argue constantly in my head about it.

How we choose to react to waiting just might be the hardest thing to do.