Elizabeth Lengyel, HR Consultant and Career Coach writes:

"I just finished reading the book, "Reflections from the Waiting Room: Insights for Thriving When Life Puts You on Hold". This book has been a blessing. The golden nugget is simple and profound.

Waiting is a common experience. For me, there always seems to be someone I'm waiting for or something I'm waiting to happen. Often I grow impatient with the waiting and instead of relishing the time, I find myself rushing it.

The epiphany for me in reading this powerful book is to wait with purpose, anticipating fulfillment and knowing that eventually waiting would end.

So many people seem to be waiting for the right something – right moment, right day, right circumstance, right home - that they don't relish the experience of waiting.

Instead of becoming impatient or discouraged, think of life's waiting room as a time to prepare yourself for the greatness that is to follow. Relish in what appears to be a delay in life. Don't rush it. Treat it like a pause where you can refresh, replenish and give thanks.

And remember that you don't need to wait alone. We're relational human beings who are meant to find comfort and wisdom, enjoyment in holding hands.

Thankfully, my waiting room is now changed. It is a time to pause and re-connect with the song in my heart. Dance. Rest. Prepare myself for when the waiting is done and I journey to the next big moment."

I enjoy this image, but I have no idea what it means. Which leads me to ask, do I need to understand something in order to enjoy it? No, there are lots of things I enjoy that I don't understand. Electricity. Rainbows. Solar power. I enjoy those things, and what's more...I believe in them, even though I don't understand them.

But when it comes to spiritual faith, I have little patience for things I don't understand. Perhaps the difference is that in the case of electricity or rainbows, I can "see" them so I believe they are real. But issues of faith are by definition not concrete entities, so I have a harder time believing them.

I started this discussion using the word "enjoy", not "believe". So the question for me to think about is, can I enjoy something if I can't see it? And if I enjoy something that I can't see, does that mean I believe in it?

Don McCauley submitted this amusing story to the WelcomeJoy ebook. I think you'll enjoy it.

"Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to hammer a nail into a wall. The man picked up the nail with his left hand and the hammer in his right. He swung the hammer with a mighty swing.

But, not being experienced in such matters, he missed the hail, hitting his left thumb with the mighty blow intended for the nail. The skin of the left thumb was broken and blood began to stream out everywhere, pooling on the floor.

“What the heck did you do that for?” screamed the left thumb.

“Do what for?” asked the right hand, acting rather sheepish.