WHY ARE WE WAITING!!??

I remember as a child we had a tuck shop at school. They used to do the most amazing Chelsea Buns and Rock Cakes.  They were to die for and it was the best part of the day. If we got to the tuck shop and they weren't ready yet the cheeky kids would start a chorus of "WHY ARE WE WAITING" It was hilarious. I was fresh from a Jamaican schooling system, where children were seen and not heard and only spoke when called upon.
Old school stuff.

SIDE NOTE! What was once discipline is now abuse, "Sick" means cool and common sense has not been common for decades

Anyway, it just occurred to me that as a child we didn't like waiting. We couldn't wait for Christmas, birthdays and eight glorious weeks of summer holidays BABY!!.

In the Lion King Simba sings "I just can't wait to be King"
And if you've ever been in a long car trip with kids you hate the words, (all together now!!)
ARE WE THERE YET??!! 

Then out of nowhere, and I say that because I personally I can't pinpoint when it happens but we grow into this mode;
It's not the right time! Everything's about timing! This is the perfect time! I've got to wait till the times right!
See the difference?
Crazy right!! I hear all of the above a lot, in my work and life and I wonder, what on earth are we waiting for? Myself included.
Life happens now! Right NOW! It doesn't wait. So why do we?

When I found out I was pregnant with my cub (my 7yr old boy) It was definitely not the right time. I'd never seen myself as the nurturing type.
I thought I'd adopt kids some point, once I was where I wanted to be career wise. Here's the kicker, I'd broken up with my sons' dad 5 weeks before I got my happy news from peeing on a stick. HA!! Right Time?? HELL TO THE NOOOOOOO!!

I was 33 years old and thought "Well looks like I'm gonna be a Mummy, suck it up sista".
7yrs later that boy is the most incredible gift that life has ever EVER bestowed on me.
DUH, it's not been easy. There's been painful, crazy, madness, and a whole lot of growth. But I've transcended a lot to become the woman I am now.

I'm still left with that thought though, why are we waiting? 

When and by whom was that seed of thought planted? I think I play the waiting game less than most because I'm spontaneous by nature but I do have things that I put off that I know I need to do yesterday.

At this stage I'm just better at catching myself and taking action as and when I need to.

Just some food for thought :-)

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