Waiting

Once we capture the present, there is no more need to wait.  I think about all the sneaky ways waiting creeps into consciousness and shadows happiness with the now—waiting for the weekend, waiting to hear news about something important, waiting to feel better, waiting to look better, waiting for a future plan or a festive event, waiting for a dream to be realized.  But what happens to the in-between time?  So let’s make a plan, yes, but the time between now and then is the journey, all that we really have.  Because by the time what we are waiting for comes around, if we are not aware, we will already be mentally on to the next plan, the next “better” thing!