The Practice of Patience

The most difficult and frustrating part of this relationship is knowing how it is going to end and longing for the ending to be right now.  I am a romanticist so I am sure that we will live happily ever after but getting there is the difficult part.

As with anything that is worth having or doing, it doesn't happen overnight it takes time and concentrated effort.  Somehow saying those words and living those words are completely different and the concept is on two different planes.

There are two issues at work in all of this with me and my personality.  Patience is a virtue, but it isn't my virtue.  That is the first and foremost thing at work here.  After that, add to the equation that I have an artistic brain, which means I have a touch of attention something or other and in my head I see the rooms that are waiting for their walls, completely decorated and magazine ready.  This makes is difficult when you are showing these rooms to friends and family that don't have that ability and they look at you like you have completely missed something.

The reality of what we are dealing with right now is wide open spaces which is good for outside but not so good in a house.  There are supposed to be walls here someplace.  There is no heat and some windows need to be replaced.  I will let the pictures tell the rest of the story because past this I am speechless.  However, a wise person once told me "the practice of patience helps complete something lacking in us."  Hopefully when this is over I will be complete.  Something tells me differently, let's say this.. Hopefully when this is over the house will be complete and I will be more patient.