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The Waiting Place...
...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
The Waiting Place...
...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Dr. Suess, "Oh, The Places You'll Go!"
It’s less than two weeks until I go back to classes. The summer has been awesome, but I’m excited to get my kids back in school and head back myself because I don’t get much writing done in the summer. Today, however, I got an email from the writing department of the university where I attend. It said that the writing for TV course that I want to take is full and because I have too many creative writing credits, I’m not a high priority. Benjamin Franklin said, “Fish and visitors smell in three days” and with my part-time studies, I’ve managed to linger around the Creative Writing department for five years instead of two. I think I’m starting to smell.
It’s less than two weeks until I go back to classes. The summer has been awesome, but I’m excited to get my kids back in school and head back myself because I don’t get much writing done in the summer. Today, however, I got an email from the writing department of the university where I attend. It said that the writing for TV course that I want to take is full and because I have too many creative writing credits, I’m not a high priority. Benjamin Franklin said, “Fish and visitors smell in three days” and with my part-time studies, I’ve managed to linger around the Creative Writing department for five years instead of two. I think I’m starting to smell.
My only option is to be wait-listed for the course and hope that enough spots open up to get to my position in the wait-list. It’s possible that people might drop out at the last minute. It could happen, but the classes are only 12-15 students so the chances are slim. I’m crossing my fingers because writing for TV is something I could see myself doing. I was a TV kid, growing up watching Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, Gilligan’s Island, Wonder Woman, etc. It took me a couple of years before I took screenwriting but when I did, my first adaptation assignment was used as an example for the large class of students. I realized it was a form of writing that resonated with me.
There’s a Tom Petty song that goes, “The waiting is the hardest part,” to which I’d add - especially if you’re waiting tables while you’re waiting. But for me, the most challenging part of waiting is trusting enough to surrender. Surrendering to what will be, knowing that whatever happens it will be in my best interest. When it’s something I want really badly, it’s difficult not to cling to it, but I’ll try over the next couple of weeks to let it go - to get my sticky fingers off the steering wheel.
There’s a Tom Petty song that goes, “The waiting is the hardest part,” to which I’d add - especially if you’re waiting tables while you’re waiting. But for me, the most challenging part of waiting is trusting enough to surrender. Surrendering to what will be, knowing that whatever happens it will be in my best interest. When it’s something I want really badly, it’s difficult not to cling to it, but I’ll try over the next couple of weeks to let it go - to get my sticky fingers off the steering wheel.
Is there anything that you're holding on to that if you let go, would allow more flow into your life? Can you work with that delicate balance of going after what you want and allowing space for life to work some magic on your behalf?
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