I have struggled to learn the hardest of lessons: patience
Patience – my most trusted ally, yet my most consistent challenge
An exercise in patience?
A test in perseverance?
No. More than exercise. More than a test.
A journey
The convoluted and treacherous seas navigated
Though stormy weather
Through calm waters
Through beautiful mermaids of encouragement and hope
Escaping hungry serpents from within
The days shorter, the nights longer
The light longer, the gloom shorter
A journey of love and hate, struggle and accomplishment, fear and acceptance, darkness and light
I have learnt and grown, developed and thrived, died and been rebirthed
… eventually clearing to reveal the destination
And as I finally land this shore, what do I see?
I am on an island and beyond this shoreline, my next sea beckons
My next journey begins
Patience, my greatest master, tester and applauder has prepared me
I am ready to dive in and swim to the next shore, and the next … a slow rush … a slow rush