Waiting for .........???

Samuel Beckett wrote a play entitled "Waiting for Godot" in which two characters distracted themselves from the silence while they were waiting for the arrival of this unknown "acquaintance" named Godot. The entire play goes on about the absurd things we do ... waiting....

The word "wait" usually refers to the passage of time in which we are anticipating something else to happen... something other than what is happening in our present moment...

• a child or teacher eagerly waits for summer vacation...
• we wait for the days off, the weekend, the vacation...
• waiting for the "rapture"...
• waiting for the doctor...
• waiting in line...
• waiting for the project to be completed...
• can't wait till Christmas...
• waiting for the kids to grow up...
• waiting for the bus...
• waiting for the next meal...
• waiting for the check to arrive...
• waiting to win the lottery...
• waiting to find out what the Cruise-Holmes settlement will be...
• waiting for ET to return...
• waiting for that special someone to come into our life...
• waiting for things to change...
• waiting for a mission, purpose, or direction to be clarified...
• waiting, waiting, and waiting... on and on... from one to thing to another....waiting for the next big fun thing or the next big crisis... on and on...

Now it seems the biggest problem with the waiting 'aspect' is that it removes us from the present moment to a place of anticipation... the anticipated pleasure or fear of tomorrow's fantasy. Often we find ourselves becoming involved in distractions to "bide our time"...

Then there are time when the "wait" is a good idea...  such as waiting until the light turns green before entering the intersection... So, there are many times in life when waiting may be the best choice... and I would suggest that being in repose or being inactive or being in the silence can be a real act of "Presence" that is not waiting at all... it is simply and profoundly BEING in the present moment. Sometimes we have to "wait"... and this doesn't mean we have to somehow distract ourselves from the present moment... We can enjoy the presence of Life streaming through our every cell and our gift of Life... of being... of being here now.

I have been reading blogs and forums and various comments recently about all that is anticipated to happen in this transition year of 2012. Some people are getting downright angry because things are happening fast enough and they are "tired of waiting"... Letting go of what we thing should happen and when is a first step  in coming back the reality of the present. It is not a matter of being "patient"... I would like to suggest it is a matter of being "Present" with our Life, with Love, and with the Flow of the NOW.  All or at least most of the spiritual lessons I have learned in this incarnation have directed me simply back to this moment... it is the only one there ever will be... and this is where we enter the timelessness of the Infinite Energy of All.

Peace and Much Love to All,
John