Strides

 

Sometimes you have to take the long view

Things take time

What’s broken probably didn’t happen in a day

And the fix isn’t coming in a day either

 

So that’s where the patience plays

That really hard place

Where you just have to let it be

And wait

 

Now don’t get me wrong

There are times for action -

While patience may be a virtue

Sometime you just have to go

 

And figuring out the wait and go

Can be a game all to itself

One step forward, one step back

The point is that you have to take it all in stride

 

The long view requires it

If you have a destination

It will most probably be there when you get there

So measure your strides

 

Don’t take your eye off the prize

But also look around

There’s a lot to see on the journey getting there

And a lot of it is beautiful too