It takes me a while to work up to actually writing my annual summary down. There is a lot of self-review and counting of blessings involved, as there well should be. But after this process winds down, I am still left with the impression that all I did this past year was…wait.
What was I waiting for?
I waited for the recall notice(s) on my Prius (got 2, resolved 1…)
I waited for my ankle operation (check!)
I waited to heal from my operation (check!)
I waited to be able to walk again after my operation (check!)
I waited to be able to go back to work fulltime again after my operation (check!)
I waited for things to improve for those I care about most (still waiting…)
I waited to turn 50! (Uh…check…)
What was everyone else waiting for?
Mostly, they were waiting to find meaningful work for a decent wage (still waiting…)
Some were waiting for the bankruptcy judge to say “dismissed!” (it will be filed in February)
Some were waiting for broken hearts to heal (no one can say when that wait will be over…)
One was waiting to find out what would happen to her in a legal battle with her ex (she won but is still waiting to collect…)
One was waiting to visit her family overseas for the first time in 10 years (she’s still there)
Still another was waiting to take, re-take, and finally learn that she’d passed a career-altering exam (check…but now she has to decide what is next…)
Others waited for their own medical procedures and suffered the time and energy commitment that goes with that (still waiting…)
Many were waiting for loved ones to return home from the war (…the hardest and longest wait of all)
What were you waiting for? Did it happen? Was it resolved? Leave me a comment and let me know! J
Happy New Year! May 2011 bring resolve and resolution to you and yours!