All Good Things Take Time

   "We tend to forget that all good things take time." ~John Wooden
Have you ever wished you could have exactly what you wanted exactly when you wanted it and then looked back and realized it would have been a total disaster had it worked out that way? The quote by John Wooden is so applicable to our daily lives, and is a great reminder that we should start today to become the person we want to be if we haven't already.
   It can be so easy to get caught up in what we want that we forget to prepare for these very things. If we want to one day be a husband or a wife to someone are we becoming the person that will help them the most? If we want a certain job, are we learning what it takes to do that job well? If we want to be around people we respect, are we ourselves worthy of respect? I sometimes get so caught up in the things that haven't gone my way that I sometimes forget to see and use these times as opportunities and blessings rather than me just not getting my way.
   Life isn't always fair. We don't always get what we want but if we can see past the moment and look for the good in it or at least how it can be used for good we will find ourselves much happier and more thankful for our present situations.

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1