The Beauty in Things I Could Complain About
The Beauty in Things Taking a Long Time that are Supposed to Be Fast
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Have you ever been given a guideline for time like “you’ll hear back in the next fifteen days,” and it ends up being nearly a month? Have you ever sat at a drive thru to avoid having to wait an hour before dinner is done and you sit in a line and get your food forty minutes later? Did the average four years allotted to attain a degree take you seven? Often times when we have ideas of how long something should last or how much patience we are required to exert, we can throw in the towel if the time is exceeded, but then we are reminded of the Beauty: the Beauty in patience, the Beauty in not being limited by other’s standards, the Beauty in not giving up, the Beauty in creating your own timelines, the Beauty in taking the extra time for reflection, the Beauty in that “finally” moment; the Beauty in things taking a long time that are supposed to be fast.
Tags: acceptance, changes, choices, college, deadlines, dinner, disappointment, eating, expectations, food, goals, letting go, life, living, patience, perserverence, quitting, schedule, school, throwing in the towel, time, waiting, wasting, years
The Beauty in Falling Behind
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I do not like to run, especially in packs. I hate to see what starts out as a handful of people become a larger number of backs in front of me until they are small specks and in order to keep them in sight, I have to continue the burn in my chest only to be blinded again by the sweat that now clouds my eyes. In running, and in some other areas, I tend to fall behind. Often times when you are behind it is not a good feeling and catching up or even surpassing seems impossible, but then you are reminded of the Beauty: the Beauty in pushing yourself harder, the Beauty in being your own measuring stick, the Beauty in goals, the Beauty in catching up, the Beauty in inspiring others with your back, the Beauty in falling behind.
Tags: acceptance, attitude, backs, catching up, choices, comparison, competition, disappointment, expectations, falling behind, feelings, front, goals, life, marathons, people, race, running, standards, work
The Beauty in Being Selfish
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I am an accommodater, a person who worries over what the other person needs, wants, and goes beyond the ordinary to make sure the other person is satisfied. When I was younger, people who were focused on self and their own needs were vilified and so I frequently placed what I wanted on the back burner and did it so often that I lost sight of what I wanted. Often times people who thrive personally have followed their hearts, but more importantly, their agendas and blueprints for their lives and have rarely let other people influence or deter them from their goals and unfortunately, they are labeled as selfish but then you are reminded of the Beauty: the Beauty in getting your dreams, the Beauty in not allowing the needs of others to supersede your own, the Beauty in lacking resentment, the Beauty in knowing yourself, the Beauty in staying focused, the Beauty in being selfish.
The Beauty in Missing a Day
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There are times when you set goals for yourself, whether that be eating only certain things, or spending only a certain amount, or posting every single day. Goals are essential so that we can positively influence our direction, propelling us forward to better heath, better finances, better follow-through. Life is filled with emergencies and chaos and situations that can throw all of your goals straight out the window, with little care or recourse. Often times when we are amiss we can feel disheartened and may not even continue pressing on toward our goals, but we are then reminded of the Beauty: the Beauty in catching up, the Beauty in starting over, the Beauty in doubling up, the Beauty in grace, the Beauty in taking a day off, the Beauty in missing a day.
The Beauty in Missing Things
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you don’t quite get it. The word miss begins several of its definitions whether it be missing a meeting, missing a friend, or missing a mark as a failure to …a failure to make an appointment, a failure to see a loved one. Often times, the word failure and more so, the feeling of failing could encapsulate you and mere missing can develop into debilitating sadness, but then you are reminded of the Beauty: the Beauty in when one door closes, another opens, the Beauty in technological advancement, the Beauty in rescheduling; the Beauty in trying again, the Beauty in setting new goals, the Beauty in missing things.Tags: appointments, closed doors, closing, distance, doors, events, failing, failures, goals, grades, Longing, missing the mark, missing things, opened doors, opportunities, schedules, success, technology
The Beauty in Things I Could Complain About 