Stop Playing the Waiting Game. Don’t Let Corona Rob You of Any More Time!

By Jackie White

Dang, don’t you hate waiting? Waiting for someone who is late is totally aggravating. Waiting for the weather to change, you know, like for us sunshine-needers, we need sun, we can’t wait for those rays to warm our faces! Or maybe we are waiting for a bus or an uber. Could they just hurry-up already? Then there is the dreaded waiting in line. I mean who enjoys waiting?

Seriously, I am a mostly patient person, but if I have to wait too long, I might blow a gasket! Yet curiously, I have noticed many of us are doing a lot of voluntary waiting these days. I am actually disappointed to report that I too have been playing this waiting game!

You are saying, what is going on? What waiting game? You hate waiting too. You are not a time waster! Those are all the things I say to myself yet, people, we have all fallen asleep in the Scarlet Field of Poppies, just like Dorothy and her friends on the way to Oz!

Here’s what I am talking about. One day back in March 2020, the world was shut down. We complied and waited for the restrictions to lift and the virus to dissipate. That is when it started. That is when Corona started robbing you of your time.

We waited
And waited
And waited
And waited...

7 months later, we are still waiting! I have realized, I have been doing nothing but waiting for months on end! Oh, the horror!

I have been waiting to 

...get back to life as it was

...check in on my goals
...get back to life as it was

...reschedule that doctor appointment
...get back to life as it was

...go on that vacation
...get back to life as it was

...get back on my healthy eating plan
...get back to life as it was

...visit my friends (socially distanced, of course)
...get back to life as it was

And now I realize that I have let more than a half of a year pass me by while I have been waiting for things to change, you know, go back to normal. I have been waiting for my life to get back to where it was. Here’s the thing, it ain't gonna happen anytime soon! So, for those of you who are still sleeping in the poppies, WAKE UP! Hey, life is still moving forward,  and we need to as well!

We need a plan! A plan is always good. We need a plan not to get back on track, but to forge a new track. Yes, for all you “I hate change” people, we have to change. We just HAVE to.

So, here we go into unknown territory. We can do this. We aren’t wusses! Let’s get t-shirts made that say that! I am excited! Let’s show the world that we can live successful, fulfilling lives despite a pandemic!

Where do we start? With any adventure, we should always start with the end in mind. Huh? Well, like the old adage, if you don’t know where you are going, you’ll probably end up somewhere else. That is not going to be us because we have wasted enough time as it is.

Start backing into the dream peeps…

So, for this portion of the adventure, I would like you to pretend I am a cheerleader. Just go with it, it'll be fun! Ready? Ok first I shout:

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

Now it’s your turn, what do you want out of life? Go ahead, write it down and don’t shout back because I won’t hear you. Duh.

Ok, my turn now. I am shouting again…

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET IT?

Your turn, think through how you are going to get it. What steps? Make them snappy, too, because, Girl (or in the event you are not a girl, Man), you have lost a lot of time sleeping through the pandemic! Make sure to write it down!

Ok, the cheerleading portion of this blog is now over. Well, at least the shouting part. I do, however, want to cheer you on and light a fire under your butt to get back to doing your life. Hey, maybe you really weren’t happy with parts of your life before anyway, so what a great opportunity to wipe the slate clean and do something new!

So, let’s get to it my friends. We can imagine we are pioneers blazing the trail of a new and improved life! We are galloping towards the horizon...Oh, c’mon, I need to put some dramatic imagery in here once in a while! Regardless, however, you envision it, just move forward. Wake up and stop waiting because you don’t want anymore of your life passing you by!

Now get up off your butt and Shine On!