Patience

Such a potent word, patience.

Patience can lead to a lasting marriage, to a pearl, to a transformation from crude matter to a diamond.

Resist patience, and you may find yourself robbed of better days, new opportunities, and contentment in the moment.

As full-time nomads, we often need patience. To pause as a booking is being approved. To verify a change in plans for travel. To wait during delays in transit. To incorporate external factors into our plans, often requiring delay when we want to book.

And as one pursuing work, there are new aspects of patience key to enjoying each moment.

I completed the first delivery of a small contract job, and likely will be starting on some additions for a second project. This after 5 months of patience.

I completed a second interview for a promising full-time job, after 5 months of patience.

But was I patient? Am I patient?

I was patient for some of that time. I worried from time to time. I felt a cloud occasionally that was non-descript and cast a shadow, but was hard to see.

Patience is something we all need, often in more abundance than we have. To persist through an illness, a difficult situation, or just navigate that ever-present component of every plan or strategy: waiting.

I am thankful for life's challenges, and for a healthy balance of industry and waiting.

When the teacher is patient, even a slow student like me will learn eventually.

So I wish you all patience as I continue learning patience.

After that tea has steeped, it will taste all the better.

Until next time, drink deep.