Discovering Patience Pays Off

Hello, seastars! Personally, I am an impatient person. I want things to happen according to my timing and desires at the moment. It is difficult for me to rest in knowing my needs will be met. It is difficult to keep praying for aspects of my life to come together and not see the results right away. Allow me to reassure you, seastars, the patience pays off. I've been struggling with forming ideas to generate revenue through my mermaid entertainment business. Today I have truly been blessed. I have been gifted a Fujifilm instant camera, through that I will be able to sell photos and further invest in growing Seaspray Mermaid.
I allowed myself to live by faith and trust I will be provided all I need to run my business. And it is truly a major difference in my life. My worries have lifted off my shoulders, my social anxiety has lessened, I am becoming more difficult to anger, I've grown less offended. The world looks brighter.

Now all this change doesn't mean I'll have a bad day and lose sight of the truth. We all have bad days that feel like the world is set against us and that piece of gum on your shoe has a personal vendetta against you. It takes discipline to take a step back out of those darker days and be grateful for the small, happy moments-like waking up alive.
I know it's hard to see the good in the world, especially when we're spoonfed loads of negativity every day through our many screens. Take a break from that screen and really take in your surroundings! There are amazing, beautiful details in this world that hold immeasurable beauty. Rainbows in puddles and puppies galore!

Please, don't be impatient with yourself either. If you're learning anything new and you're not quite "getting it" just yet, keep pushing. That breakthrough is coming, you have to keep practicing, whatever that may mean in your situation. Never settle in the "I'm just bad at this" mentality! You can do it. I believe in you.
So if you're waiting on that promotion or just don't understand that math problem, stay patient and always be excellent. No one can ever argue with your excellence. And learn the power of "yet". Practice, ask for help, ask how you can improve, always, always keep reaching for the next level of excellence.

I've found the quickest cure for a bitter day is a grateful heart. I keep several lists of all the things I am deeply thankful for, this practice has really changed my overall outlook. I even list things that are seen as bad that I'm grateful for, like my dad's death. I miss my dad every day, but without him passing away I would never have met his family. I would never have discovered a message he left me on Facebook on my birthday the year he passed away. I would never have stumbled on his YouTube videos. So many blessings from one sad moment.

Learn patience, discover gratitude, stay kind.
I believe in you.
-Seaspray