By Farnoosh Brock

How much of human life is lost in waiting?
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The hours of waiting are the hardest hours to bear. The hours when an unknown is brewing in the horizon somewhere, when you are not in charge and yet you expend massive time and energy worrying and wondering about all the possible outcomes.

Will they say yes or no?
Will I pass the test or not?
Will the pending event happen or will we be spared?
Will my blood tests come back normal or not?
Will he forgive me or not?
Will she call me back or not?

Will it all go my way or will it all go the other way?

My most unproductive hours are the hours spent waiting, not waiting at the doctor’s office or in line or for... More...