tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026637618580113917.post542949879285567843..comments2014-05-15T23:57:29.405-04:00Comments on Running Amok, And Other Very Serious Adventures: The Art of WaitingGirl From Nowherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958845293470755901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026637618580113917.post-6554760359545883122012-07-26T14:47:58.003-04:002012-07-26T14:47:58.003-04:00Thank you, Cheyenne! And you are right, the proces...Thank you, Cheyenne! And you are right, the process is very often cyclical. Some days it's easy to let go, and practice the knowledge that all things work out as they should, other days, it's like, Hey! If I run around in circles REALLY FAST and make a lot of noise, things will happen NOW! Sometimes they do indeed, and those are often the times when things don't actually work out in my favor, either! LOL So, yes, I'm, continually re-learning that every thing has it's time, and place :)Girl From Nowherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958845293470755901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026637618580113917.post-6276945337707958162012-07-26T13:19:07.968-04:002012-07-26T13:19:07.968-04:00I'm so with you on this. I feel like I've ...I'm so with you on this. I feel like I've been waiting for the past 12 months. I knew my husband was going to propose but I couldn't stand waiting for him to take his jolly old time (he did, and in his jolly old time in the end, and it's all good ... NOW ;). I've been applying for jobs for 2 years. I've been querying my first manuscript for 2 years (and have rewritten the entire thing since beginning querying) and am now getting requests for pages, but still waiting. And now, I'm waiting for the UK Border Agency to see fit to pull my visa application out of Mt. Everest and process it, since they already, y'know, took my £561 application fee 5 weeks ago. And I know I may have a quick wait, or a very long wait (some people have been waiting 9 months). It's not easy to wait without your passport, especially when you have a holiday booked!<br /><br />So... all that to say, I completely agree. I go back and forth between nail-nibbling, ranting, sitting quietly and being confident, and then start the process over. I know from past experience that things work their own way out, and usually when they do it all happens at once. For me, it's about trying to stop being a control freak and just breathe and make the most of whatever I *can* do right now. I have to face that challenge every day. Hopefully getting better at it as time goes on ;)<br /><br />Best wishes on your waiting, and the outcome!Cheyennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890805854685375778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026637618580113917.post-77331731369450746902012-07-12T20:41:19.100-04:002012-07-12T20:41:19.100-04:00Yes! Rebecca's are awesome ;D I'm glad you...Yes! Rebecca's are awesome ;D I'm glad you were able to identify with this post! And yes, practice does make me better at waiting...sometimes...depends on what the thing is I'm waiting for, lol!<br />Distracting oneself and getting involved in another pursuit while awaiting a reply is probably the ONLY way to really win at the waiting game! Thanks for the reminder, too :)Girl From Nowherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958845293470755901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026637618580113917.post-71683632432238717712012-07-12T19:18:10.661-04:002012-07-12T19:18:10.661-04:00Hi, Rebecca. Excellent name, btw :). This post res...Hi, Rebecca. Excellent name, btw :). This post resonated with me because, well, waiting sucks. I've done my fair share. I knew I was going to marry my husband a year and a half before God clued him in. We tried to have kids for 7 years before we were finally blessed in that area. I hate waiting. So becoming a writer is probably the worst possible career choice, lol. I'll say, though, that for me, the more I have to do it, the better I get at it. I just got sick of having that unsettled, worried feeling all the time, you know? So now, when something is out of my control, I just refuse to worry about it. I do something else. I still worry some, but for me, i'm much happier playing the waiting game this way.<br /><br />Best of luck!Becca Puglisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08945707666707799601noreply@blogger.com