Gnarly Tree or Straight Arrow

"What has happened to our ability to dwell in the unknowing, to live inside a question and coexist with the tensions of uncertainty?   Where is our willingness to incubate pain and lit it birth something new? What has happened to patient unfolding,  to endurance?   These things are  what form the ground of 
waiting."  Sue Monk Kidd

Fast cars, fast service, fast food ... our culture has grown impatient.  We expect immediate gratification and become offended and irritated by any object, service, or event slowing us down.  We are a throw away society as we replace items that could be repaired with brand new versions.  We don't want to wait, we want it "now"!

If we can pause in a moment of not knowing, we do not force the outcome.  When time is offered, the natural flow of life can emerge.  Tension is not entirely bad as it can get our juices running and bring forth an idea loitering in the back.  Discomfort is avoided as though we were entitled.  Forgotten are the ways of evening star gazing, running through a sprinkler, or hand picking a fruit in an orchard.

When we develop the skill of waiting, our body, mind, and spirit supplies us with remarkable experiences and knowledge.  We are open to appreciate the natural joys of living and to notice the abundance of goodness.  We take on interesting aspects like a gnarly tree, not boring like a straight arrow.