Can I ask you what you are waiting for?

Or would that offend you?

I've been there before . . .

You put everything on hold . . .

. . . Waiting.

Waiting for that next check . . .

That next decision . . .

That education . . .

That better job . . .

What is that next . . .

. . . whatever??

While you were waiting though,

The kids grew up;

Your wife divorced you and remarried someone else;

Your friends grew up,

Got married, got jobs, moved away.

Your parents died.

Hello!! Goodbye!!

They were and are living.

Today I live and I don't wait

I patiently strive to attain my goals.

Either by taking baby steps or giant leaps

Or sitting down and resting

But only for a moment.

Never waiting, not anymore.

Because I realize that when I was waiting,

I wasn't living.

And you can miss a lot.

The grass really is green.

The sky really is a beautiful shade of blue.

My children are growing.

I am growing, forever changing.

No longer willing to wait.

I might pause and enjoy the moment