This feels like my life for the past two weeks. I’d love to tell you how good I am at this. It would be great to share a profound awareness that I’ve had regarding the value of patience. But, yeah… that’s not going to happen.
Ever since I made the decision to relocate the shop, everything has been on hold. It’s still moving forward, but there are delays outside of my control. And therein lies the problem! I have no control over this, and boy, do I want to control something right now.
I’m not concerned about it not happening. In fact, I’ll probably have access to the space in a week or so. The thing is, I likely won’t know when that is until minutes before. So any plans or support I want to line up are pretty much nonexistent. It’s just the nature of the beast.
In the meantime, I’ve been trying to keep myself busy. Luckily, I have Gisela to drive crazy. She loves when I am hyper and unfocused at the same time! Whoops… did I say “loves”?
The good news is I’m still excited about this move. I have lots of ideas and things I want to try. Considering I had zero experience setting up a retail space when I first opened, this feels like an amazing opportunity for a refresh.
This time, I have Gisela and Millie to share and contribute, each with their own expertise and insights. Each of them has their own sense of ownership for not only the space but what happens there. That’s a great feeling.
Besides this move, we are also developing a new website, which we want to launch at the same time as our opening date—whenever that is. AND… I have two soon-to-be self-published books (ebooks and paperbacks) that should be coming out around the same time too (or shortly thereafter).
No surprise here, but my part in those projects is either complete or on hold while others work their magic with them.
So everything is great… as I hurry up and wait. In the end, I try to remind myself that this period of waiting is just as important as the action that follows. It’s a time to reflect, accept, and appreciate the journey. Maybe I will find that having patience isn’t so bad after all.
