Waiting

These days I spend a lot of time waiting. 

I'm waiting for the world to feel safe again. I'm waiting to travel, to plan dinner parties, and to go museums. I'm waiting to hop on a subway car, go to a baseball game, and meander through the stacks of my local library. 

I am a patient person by nature. But the past nine months have stretched my patience to the limit. 

Simone Weil reminds me of the benefit of thinking differently about waiting. Perhaps waiting is not punishment but preparation.

"Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life." - Simone Weil