LoveWorksStill

The phone itself is an addictive device, but there are two times when I get the most aggravated with it.  Don’t let my phone be dead when I need to make a call or not get a connection to the person I am calling.  Am I the only one who thinks that when you Facetime or video chat, (for those lemon users), the person should pick up immediately?  I catch myself making crazy faces while I wait. 

What happens when you constantly reach out to people you desire to connect with, but unavailable is the message you get?  Even worse, when you think this is the day the conversation will happen, you realize the signal is bad.  Not just bad, but it says that you have no bars to call out or receive a call.  I have shook my phone or held it up high thinking that it would give me a better signal.   Most people would call that insanity.

How many times have you looked at your phone saying, “I should have a signal by now!”  Then you wonder if that person has called you in hopes that a notification will pop up.  We can get so bent out of shape when people don’t respond the way we’d hope.  Guess what?  You are doing yourself a disservice expecting from others what you would do.

My seven-year-old daughter has a high expectation for people to follow through with what they said they would do.  She is learning to not chase people in order for them to do what they committed to.   At the same time, she naturally holds people accountable, and that’s a great characteristic of leadership to have.  If only I knew how to nurture it!

So, what’s the balance?  How long do we wait before calling again?  The connection may not even be broken because of you or even them.  

I don’t come with answers today. Just a question: HOW LONG?

Sometimes, it’s okay to wait.

Until next time, #loveworkswhenourwordsdont! 💚

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