This last Thursday, our friend Crystal shared with her presentation on “Waiting “

Crystal shared with us her thoughts on the uncertainty in life we all encounter every day.  And how we tend to frequently wait for many things, situations that provide us both long term and short term waiting times. 

Crystal spoke of the uncertainty of her last year in college, and of the long wait for it to be over with, so she could move on and get a job in the field she had studied. 

There are different waiting times for everything. A short waiting time could be anywhere from 30 minutes to less than a day.  If Crystal is experiencing a short waiting period, she may play a game on her phone.  Or if waiting in your car, you could always start cleaning your car while you wait. A lot of double checking may happen if you happen to show up early for an event.  If you’re waiting to go inside a building for an appointment, you can always go in early and begin conversation with others in the waiting room. Who knows you may make a new friend? 

There is also long term waiting, which would be anything longer than a day. Crystal shared that it was a long wait for her last year when she was waiting to graduate from college. If you’re waiting for a long time for an event to happen, you could always take up journaling to fill your spare time. It’s always important to have a go to, or something scheduled for a specific time in your day.  Having structure in your life is so important for all of us. Maybe you could even start a new hobby?