Why Is Waiting So Damn Hard?
It can seem as if we spend our whole lives waiting, waiting, waiting
I’m a Baby Boomer and like most Boomers, I have spent my life, waiting. Every class I took in school was packed with 50 to 60 other kids. We all stood in line and waited for our turn to do just about anything. It’s no surprise that I hate to wait.
You don’t have to be a Boomer to find waiting burdensome or downright hateful. Most of us do, yet more often than not. we find ourselves waiting — stuck between knowing and not knowing. And it usually sucks.
According to Albert Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. time is relative. The speed with which it passes depends on our frame of reference. So, if we’re engrossed in a good book or movie, time flies. If the book or movie is boring, time slows down — for us, not necessarily for other readers or moviegoers.
What happens when we’re waiting for a medical diagnosis, a message from a loved one in a war-ravaged country, or a child who hasn’t made it home by curfew? Waiting becomes excruciating when the possible outcome has overwhelming significance for us.
“Regardless of the specifics, waiting carries with it a host of difficult feelings such as uncertainty, anxiety, worry, and impatience. Waiting for possible good news or bad news can…
