Things that last forever often feel like they take forever to create

​We live in a world where life happens quicker than ever. An idea can be floated into the social media world and within hours be seen by millions.

That often leaves us believing ALL of our ideas should come to fruition with viral speed.

But that is not life. And the greater reality is, viral ideas usually disappear into the social media black hole just as fast as they arrived.

Ideas that last, however, projects that make a difference, relationships that are meaningful, causes we're fighting to make change in, the reality is, the most meaningful work in life is usually slow work.

It requires us to get up every day and pour a little more into it with trust that the end game will arrive.

The slow game is hard to commit to in a fast game world. When we look around and see people SEEMINGLY reaching success over night, we are left disappointed that I'm not much closer to my idea of success today than I was last month.

Or last year.

And disappointment lives dangerously close to giving up.

I have become devoted to the phrase "not yet." My dream didn't happen is a dream killer. My dream didn't happen YET, that circumvents disappointment and grabs hold of the belief that dream work is still in progress.

Not yet says there is still work to be done today. It didn't happen closes the deal on the work all together.

If you're feeling disappointed that something hasn't happened in your life, ask yourself, am I upset that it hasn't happened, or have I grown impatient because it hasn't happened YET.

Many times we give up not because our idea wasn't coming along the way we wanted, but because it wasn't coming along on the timeline we wanted.

Don't be lured by this world into believing everything happens with the snap of a finger.

Many things that lack endurance, or legacy, those things can happen fast. But things that last forever often feel like forever coming together.

So hang in there.

If it hasn't happened, that doesn't necessarily mean it's not happening.

It just hasn't happened yet.