Patience

“Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.” — Joyce Meyer waiting to blossom color in all its fullness hidden at moment *   *   * Waiting to Blossom ~ Rhododendron bud photo and Patience Haiku* poem by Mary O’Connor © 2020 * Haiku: a Japanese poem of … More Patience

Faith, hope, patience

“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” — Joyce Meyer The fish may be running, but only at their own time. *   *   * Demonstration of patience — Photo at Niantic Boardwalk beach by Jan Logozzo © 2018

Just Wait

“Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.” — Paulo Coelho *   *   * Waiting to Fully Be — Daffodils-in-wait photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017

Patience

“Patience is not simply the ability to wait — it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.” — Joyce Meyer *   *   * Patience. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016  

Destiny vs. Chance

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” — William Jennings Bryan *   *   * Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016

Reprieve

And still they wait— 157 or more, gathered before the soup kitchen door. Waiting— for relief from the chill, from the brunt of hunger, from lost promise. Waiting— before the shadow of light that must define hope peters out. Waiting— to escape from the wet, from the dirt and the dark. Tonight, tomorrow, again, again and … More Reprieve