Posts Tagged ‘waiting’

This is the season when the “I-have-to-have-it-now” syndrome often appears. Symptoms include hyperactivity, overspending, excessive debting, and lots of shopping, often for unneeded items.

Seeing something you like and putting off the purchase is more difficult now when every message from the media is buy, buy, buy. After all, we are told, we help the economy by being consumers.

Yet this is the perfect time to learn how to wait, a skill that eludes most people in this culture that encourages instant gratification. Learning to wait actually increases your chances of manifesting what you want without overspending or debting. In the case of non-consumer goods or events, learning to wait can increase your general comfort level in life. Read the rest of this entry »