“Once we have a sense of how long a decision should take, we generally should delay the moment of decision until the last possible instant. If we have an hour, we should wait 59 minutes before responding. If we have a year, we should wait 364 days. Even if we have just half a second, we should wait as long as we possibly can ... Life might be a race against time but it is enriched when we rise above our instincts and stop the clock to process and understand what we are doing and why. A wise decision requires reflection, and reflection requires a pause.” IfsShouldYearsLongMomentsMightLastsWaitingProcessHoursDecisionRaceHalfWiseMinutesReflectionInstinctClockInstantPausesDelayRise AboveRespondingWise DecisionRace Against Time Author:Frank Partnoy
“I think the slowness of exchange is over, and the idea of waiting for a response - that's gone. People don't want to wait. It's all this instantaneity. That's fine. But it also makes writing different, if you're writing for an instant exchange compared with being able to have time for more reflection.” PeopleThinkingWritingDifferentWaitingReflectionResponseInstant Author:Lynne Tillman
“Over the years I have forged intimate familial ties with these characters, who are reflections of a portion of myself. Consequently, even a character who appeared only once in a short story waits now in the wings, concealed by the curtain, for his next appearance on-stage. Not one of them has ever broken free of his familial ties with me and disappeared for ever - at least, not within the confines of my heart.” YearsHeartCharacterStoriesNextWaitingStageBrokenMy HeartReflectionWingsAppearanceTiesIntimateShort StoryPortionsCurtainsConcealedForged Author:Shusaku Endo
“I realized that my circumstances, while causing me despair and heartbreak, also held great possibility, if only I could see it. I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I should work toward a realization that every opportunity is perfect. Each moment is perfect and heaven-sent, in that each moment holds the seeds for growth. Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.” IfsShouldImportantSelfMomentsOpportunityHeavenWaitingGrowthPerfectCompassionPossibilityCircumstancesLessonsDespairReflectionDifficultyLuckSeedsI RealizedRealizationSelf ReflectionImportant LessonsHeaven Sent Author:Suzan-Lori Parks
“Quite Franc-ly, I think I am an asset to this world we live in. I know that if I didn’t exist, there would be some truly upset people just waiting for me. A life without Franco is like a kitten without fur. That’s what my reflection told me.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldWould BeWaitingThis WorldReflectionUpsetAssetsFurKittenFranco Author:James Franco
“It is always the first and last steps that are the hardest to take. We walk away and try not to turn back, or we stand just outside the gates, terrified to find what's waiting for us now that we've returned. In between, we stumble blindly from one place and life to the next. We try to do the best we can. There are moments like this, however, when we are neither coming nor going, and all we have to do is sit and look back on the life we have made.” TryingFirstsLooksMadeMomentsLastsTurnsNextWaitingWalksStepsReflectionHardestGatesTerrifiedDo The BestFirsts And Lasts Author:Dinaw Mengestu
“Cut brambles long enough, Sprout after sprout, And the lotus will bloom Of its own accord: Already waiting in the clearing, The single image of light. The day you see this, That day you will become it.” LongEnoughLightWaitingCuttingReflectionTaoismAccordClearingSproutsLotuses Author:Sun Bu'er
“The world without is a reflection of the world within. What appears without is what has been found within. In the world within may be found infinite wisdom, infinite power and infinite supply of all that is necessary, waiting for unfoldment, development and expression. If we recognize these potentialities in the world within they will take form in the world without.” IfsWorldMayHas BeensFormFoundWaitingExpressionDevelopmentReflectionInfiniteInfinite Power Book:The Master Key System & Mental Chemistry Source: The Master Key System & Mental Chemistry
“The way to have the life we want is to receive more deeply the life we have. Sometimes we keep our own life at arm's length, thinking we'll wait until circumstances improve before giving it all we've got. But life is just a reflection of consciousness, so it's never going to give any more to us than we give to it. Don't wait for a perfect life; breathe in the life that's already perfect.” ThinkingWayWantGivingSometimesLife IsWaitingPerfectConsciousnessArmsCircumstancesReflectionBreatheLengthSpiritual WisdomPower Of Positive ThinkingPerfect LifeGiving It All Author:Marianne Williamson