Hello! Welcome to Musing Interruptus. Sometimes we wait. Wait and see, wait on someone, wait for it…because some phrases are worth waiting for. Today, The Perils and Rewards of Waiting.

Imagine a hospital waiting room. Sterile, stale air, busy, with fluorescent lighting and time to kill. You are hoping that is the only thing that will die when you are in a hospital waiting room.  Worst case scenario, right?

Wait around for something to happen and you will be deemed passive. Be a doer and shaker, take control of your life… don’t just wait around for something to happen. Even if it's not your turn. Picture the deli counter at the supermarket, I hate those little numbers that dictate your fate. You take number 247, and you look at the screen: it’s number four’s turn. Come on, go for it, jump over the coun ...