Today, in the "Time for Me" column, I’m going to talk about something we all find incredibly difficult: waiting. We live in a world where everyone wants everything right away. Instant answers, instant success, instant validation. But sometimes there comes a period when it seems like absolutely nothing is moving forward. When you’re stuck in one place and feel like your efforts aren’t bearing fruit. I’ve learned that this very act of waiting is the greatest art of all.
For me, maintaining peace in such moments isn’t some kind of meditation on a cloud, but sheer stubbornness. I admit to myself that I can’t control everything. I can try as hard as I want, but certain things need time to mature—just as nature needs its cycle. If I dug up a seed every day to see if it’s growing, I’d only destroy it. And we do the same with our ideas and goals when we become impatient.
When it feels like nothing is moving, I take time for myself in a different way. I stop banging my head against the wall. I go outside, focus on things that ground me, and stop asking myself “when will it happen?” The peace I find in those moments doesn’t depend on whether things have moved forward or not. It’s a peace that comes from knowing I’ve done my part, and the rest is simply out of my hands.
I often get the feeling that society pushes us to constantly rush. If you’re not “working” 24 hours a day, it seems like you’re falling behind. I don’t buy into that anymore. If I feel it’s time for a break, I take it. If things come to a standstill, I leave them be. My personality is such that I’d rather wait for the right moment than do something half-heartedly just to be quick. Those of you who know me know I won’t pretend to be productive.
The art of waiting is really about trusting yourself. Trusting that things are moving beneath the surface, even if you can’t see it yet. When you stop frantically searching for results, your mind calms down. And it’s often in that calm that the best ideas are born. Don’t let silence or stagnation scare you. Sometimes, that very pause is exactly what your soul needs most to prepare for the next leap.
Take this time for yourself. Not as a punishment because “nothing is working,” but as a gift to reconnect with yourself. Once you’re at peace with the fact that nothing is moving right now, you’ll realize that what has actually shifted is the most important thing—your relationship with yourself.
Hugs, Eva
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