Fri. For Toady

December 2nd, We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it. Abraham Lincoln It is impossible to hurry some things. If I am abstinent, I will lose weight. If I push and shove and spin my wheels, it is only an appearance of activity that accomplishes nothing. When I want a defect removed before its time, when I want more growth, when I want things to go my way, I remember that life is on God's timetable, not mine. Patience is a part of humility, of tempering "I want" with a willingness to wait. For today: I remind myself that drawing up a timetable can doom me to failure, just as goals of perfection have done. I do not set myself up for this anymore.