Chill Out...yeah?

"LOVE IS THE FLOWER YOU'VE GOT TO LET GROW."

--JOHN LENNON

I began today's entry looking for his famous "Bigger than Jesus" quote. But the one that struck me, was this one. Very simple. Perhaps if people had paid more attention to this quote, they might not've been so flipping angry when John Lennon said that the Beatles are/were bigger than Jesus. He was right, by the way. He didn't mean any blasphemy...he was just stating his opinion about what happened when these four guys from England seemed to take over the world. What a wild ride! He probably just wanted to get off, and then things only got worse.

Anyway...this is for anyone who suffers from endless impatience. I don't know about you, but I'm always trying to make love happen. I don't know how to just let it happen on it's own. I think I'm afraid that if I let it go...it will never come back to me. Gee, HOW does that old saying go?? I hate this about myself...sincerely. I see myself sabotaging the very thing I want the most, but I don't stop. Why not? It's like all I know to do is hold on to something until I squeeze it to death. Either that, or I want it RIGHT NOW because I've reasoned that I shouldn't have to wait anymore. Man! Talk about NOT letting the flower grow! What a bummer! This quote could apply to all sorts of different scenarios... but in my case, the "love" of my life, could walk right in my door...and I'd recognize him alright...but would he have half a second to recognize ME? Oh dear.

So, to anyone that I constantly interrupt when I talk, or that I've complained a mile a minute to when they asked me, "So, how's it going?," or to any guy that I wouldn't allow to notice me, because I just wouldn't back off...just bear with me. Sometimes I'm so anxious to do what's right...that I forget to do what is right.

I just need to allow the flower to grow. :)

CHALLENGE: what are some things we can do to be thankful when we believe nothing is progressing, and we are restless? How can we embrace boredom when it comes? I'm going to make a list...