Patience is a virtue?

I want to write about a concept that we are taught from a young age and is a necessary concept throughout one's life.  Patience is a virtue...

So, I am the type of person who is very patient with other people (I was once told I had the patience of Job by one of my professors after I let another student talk to her in the middle of an ongoing conversation and waited until he was done speaking to her).  I have worked with young children, been with special needs individuals, and children/ teenagers from the worst of situations at my old church and at camp.  This helped me develop a strong sense of patience especially when a child is slow in cleaning up, challenges in getting to places, has a problematic behavior, so on. Yet --- I have a hard time waiting for things in my life... especially now as an adult!?!?!

I have had several instances in my of having to wait on things to happen:  I started my undergraduate career a semester later than I planned on... And because of this, I had to start my major courses later than those who came in during the fall with decided majors because of limited class availability... but I was able to go to school to fulfill my dream of going to college...  Then at the end of my junior year, I learned I would be graduating with an extra semester and a semester later due to the changes in my degree (from psychology, both psychology and biology, to a BS in biology - to a BA - not once - BUT TWICE) and needing classes to fulfill graduation requirements.  This wasn't a bad thing - I graduated with three minors, took art classes, got a research and conference opportunity, and got to graduate with my friends who graduated in May.

Now for those who know me - I have yet to get my license. Partly, because I was in circumstances I couldn't control in high school and the other part lack of time to put into driving and a rough time with driving lessons in NC because of unresolved vision issues and anxiety.  NOW, at 24 years old I am attending drivers education for adults and driving lessons that my parents did for a graduation gift.  Again, I had to wait to start them because I took a job offer at Kenmont/Kenwood camp over the summer.... But thankfully my dad understands because he got his drivers license in his mid-late twenties. AND I WILL BE BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR MY LICENSE!

And lastly, patience is needed for job searching and graduate school... I have been applying like crazy to many different places... I have a limited selection until after December and when I get my license - so I am focused on retail, grocery, and food jobs... I got a job offer for Subway - and I have 10 days out until I start and I will have some limited hours (at first - but then once I am trained I can ask for more hours and be placed at other stores... surprisingly A LOT of subways are in Bristol).  However, there may be a possible chance I may need to switch to a place with more hours or add a second PT job - but I won't know until I find out what my hours are and of course when I get my license. But for now, I have a job and they were impressed with my patience and understanding during the interview and my work ethic.

Then this leads to the last thing - graduate school... GAP years are not for the impatient... thankfully I took it because unless I cloned myself senior year, I would have never had the money, time, or ability to apply for graduate school.  Application fees are hefty, there is so much time that goes into writing personal narratives, tracking down three recommendations, resumes, financial aid, contacting who you want to work with, etc.  And when I start my masters it will be the greatest feeling ever - well aside from the stress that will come with thesis of course!  So all in all, patience is a good thing but it can be a challenging thing. Having to wait for things to happen isn't always bad as in my case but it is difficult, especially as a young adult finding her way in the world...