Waiting

Allow me to ask you a basic question: When you hear or see the word “waiting,” what thoughts populate your mind?

Maybe it’s an opportunity to act on something that you have been waiting a long time to do?

It could be waiting on clothes to dry in the dryer; the bathroom to open up for you to use it; dinner to be served; your car to be serviced at the dealership; someone who owes you an apology for their wrongdoing; or even the traffic light to change from red to green so that you can get to your next destination.

For me, I’ve been waiting for the Farmer to harvest the corn fields that were drying up and turning brown for over a month.

Yesterday, as I passed by several of them, the fields were now cut, and the corn for whatever purpose has been prepared for harvesting.

I’m aware that the Farmer’s Almanac plays an important role when they plant the corn, and can only assume it’s the same when they clear the fields.

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Every field looked like it was a dust field that had been out so long, and it was bone dry when the plows cut it.

In life, you and I are always waiting for something to happen.

I’m quite sure growing up, we were told or heard the phrase “The early bird gets the worm.”

Nowadays, waiting can cost you time and resources, because if you are thinking about something, so is someone else.

Although I’m not a farmer, for someone who passes both corn fields and cotton fields every day, it makes you want to think about how long before the fields are going to stay planted?

We also wait for news to happen, as last week we waited patiently for the person who killed Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist, who was fatally shot on September 10, 2025, during an event at Utah Valley University.  Many of us knew it was a matter of time before authorities who were actively pursuing leads to identify his killer.  It didn’t take long.

Many of our teenagers wait for the magic number of turning 21 as they are considered adults, and parents wait to break the preverbal plate that they are now on their own.

So, what is it about waiting that intrigues you?

During my time working for the Government, we waited for the fiscal year to end and the new one to begin, as new pots of money are ready to be spent.

We recently waited to see if the Government is going to be shut down when Congress returned to work after the Labor Day holiday.  Today, we’re 15 days left in the month before it faces a potential partial government shutdown on October 1, 2025, as we wait for Congress to agree on new funding legislation.

Congress returns from recess as government shutdown deadline looms

Because I’ve been on the receiving end too many times when the budget wasn’t approved in time, I can only imagine the stress various families are experiencing with no other income should this go beyond the September 30, 2025, deadline.

Lastly, waiting for others is always a challenge, especially when you are not in the driver’s seat.

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Today, I challenge you to think about what you are waiting for today and how it will affect you later in life.

“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.” ~ Lemony Snicket.

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” ~ Abraham Lincoln.

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