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I think waiting is waiting. Waiting is the result of a myriad of reasons. I think the anxiety of ‘waiting’ is often the result of unrealistic notions. One may wait for a doctor but never think that the ‘waiting’ may be due to an unexpected urgency or even due to a physician taking extra time to answer questions or calming the fears of another patient. I remember going to a small Dutch restaurant on Curaçao and being annoyed that we had to ‘wait’ so long for our dinner. It was delicious though. When we, rather haughtily, decided to give the restaurant a second try, in our oh so, in retrospect, elitist manner I visited the restroom and on my way was able to see into the kitchen. I was humbled and ashamed. This small restaurant was preparing multiple meals on a 6 burner stove and delivering magic. I learned then, sadly so late in my life, that waiting, like all of life, will bring…life. Good, bad, indifferent waiting can often be our lot in life. If I don’t have my Kindle or my husband I observe and wonder.

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