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Do You Know How To Wait?

April 9, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Elizandra dos Santos

Do You Know How To Wait? It is the challenge that I bring to the present moment. It’s worse for the quick fixers who want instant results, quick effects, quick responses, goals achieved in the shortest time and miraculous resolutions. I wish life were like this. Many people, because they don't know how to wait, end up frustrated, immersed in anxiety, anger, depression, becoming impatient. They are overwhelmed by their own emotions, counting the days, hours, minutes, and crazy seconds, until the time comes to get out of this confinement, go back to traveling, or have a supposedly normal life.


Have you stopped to reflect that we are adults with attitudes of ID, the spoiled child who wants everything today and now, and with that we spend most of the time feeding desire. This desire takes us through the entire process of the emotional sequence of Sigmund Freud, where it is clear that all our suffering starts with desire, then we become frustrated, fueling hatred, anger, guilt, then reaching the point of self-sabotaging until in the end, we have the need to repair all the damage done. Waiting requires patience - I confess it is not easy, but it is not impossible, and it’s a virtue that many of us easily lose, as it requires us to exercise it daily.

We suffer in anticipation only to later realize that it's no use, everything has its time, process and rhythm. Haste is the enemy of progress and when we realize it, we spend energy unnecessarily without having results. Waiting teaches Waiting helps us to mature and with it comes with wisdom.

Fast pass this COVID19, oh! Hurry… damned eagerness the enemy of the present. The hurried eats raw, I think we've heard that popular saying, that rush that makes us fall and break our face. The word "miracle" as we know it is a word derived from the Latin "miraculum", which means something admirable, something amazing or extraordinary. We go through life waiting for extraordinary events such as completing a master's degree, having a successful company, having more money in the account, getting married, having children, buying the car of the year, traveling with friends or with the great love of our life. Countless little stories that we tell ourselves so as not to live in the present moment and be happy in the now. The truth is that to experience the extraordinary you just need to breathe.

"Once, someone who lived in search of truth went to a great teacher in order to be led to experience the higher states of consciousness. Seeing that he was more interested in gaining power over others than in spiritual improvement, the master he took him to a river and, making him submerge, held his head under the water until he nearly drowned. Only then did he let him go, asking him, "What was your greatest wish when you were under water? "Exhausted and breathing deeply, he replied, "I want air!" "Then come back," said the master, "when your desire for self-improvement is as great as your longing for air!" Without breath there is no life! to live a long time without food, but only a few minutes without air. We all know that. Few, however, know that breathing can mean much more than letting the body take in the air it needs. Few know that breathing is an important link between the body and the spirit, and that exerts a profound influence on the psychosomatic event. "

Do you want to be happy and live in the present? Stop desiring, develop your virtues, and meditate more.Try to practice something that will help you exercise more conscious breathing. I love the practice of yoga, but I hope you don't get bogged down in my suggestions. Try to do something that speaks to your soul, maybe it's reading the book ‘Revolution of Virtues’ by writer Edu Casão, going to Zumba class, training in Judo, running, meditating by the sea, connecting with nature. Whatever it is that works for you, do me a special favour and be happy.

Namaste. 


VOCÊ SABE ESPERAR?

Elizandra dos Santos

É o desafio que trago para o momento actual.

Pior para os imediatistas que querem resultados instantâneos, efeitos rápidos, respostas rápidas, objectivos alcançados no menor tempo e resoluções milagrosas.

Quem dera se a vida fosse assim, muitos por não saberem esperar acabam frustrados mergulhados na ansiedade, raiva, depressão, impacientes são dominados pelas suas próprias emoções contando os dias, horas, minutos, segundos loucos para que chegue a hora de sair deste confinamento, voltar a viajar ou ter a suposta vida normal.

Já parou para reflectir, somos adultos com atitudes do ID a criança mimada que quer tudo hoje e agora, com isso passamos maior parte do tempo alimentando o desejo.

Esse desejo leva-nos a passar pelo processo completo da sequência emocional de Sigmund Freud onde fica patente que todo o nosso sofrimento começa pelo desejo, de seguida ficamos frustrados alimentando o ódio, raiva, culpa, chegando então ao ponto de nos auto-sabotar para no final, termos a necessidade de reparar toda besteira feita.

Esperar exige paciência, confesso não é fácil, mas não é impossível, virtude que muitos de nós perdemos fácil, pois exige de nós exercícios diários.

Sofremos por antecipação só para depois perceber que não adianta, tudo tem o seu tempo, processo e ritmo, a pressa é inimiga do progresso e quando percebemos gastamos energia desnecessariamente sem ter resultados.

Esperar ensina!

Esperar ajuda amadurecer e vem acompanhado da sabedoria.

Que passe rápido esse COVID19, oh! Pressa… maldita sofreguidão inimiga do presente.

O apressado come cru, penso que já ouvimos esse ditado popular, essa pressa que faça-nos cair e quebrar a cara.

A palavra "milagre" como nós conhecemos é uma palavra derivada do latim "miraculum", que significa algo admirável, algo espantoso ou extraordinário.

Passamos à vida a espera de acontecimentos extraordinários como concluir o mestrado, ter a empresa de sucesso, ter mais dinheiro na conta, casar, ter filhos, comprar o carro do ano, viajar com as amigas ou com o grande amor da nossa vida enfim são inúmeras historinhas que contamos a nós mesmos para não viver o momento presente e ser feliz no agora. A verdade é que para viver o extraordinário só precisa respirar.

"Certa vez, alguém que vivia em busca da verdade foi ter com um grande mestre a fim de ser levado à experiência dos estados superiores da consciência. Vendo que ele estava mais interessado em obter poder sobre os outros do que no aperfeiçoamento espiritual, o mestre levou-o a um rio e, fazendo-o submergir, segurou-lhe a cabeça sob a água até ele quase se afogar. Só então o deixou livre, perguntando-lhe: "Qual era o seu maior desejo quando estava debaixo da água?" Esgotado e respirando profundamente, ele respondeu: "Eu queria ar!" "Então volte", disse o mestre, "quando o seu desejo pelo próprio aperfeiçoamento for tão grande quanto o seu anseio por ar!" Sem alento não há vida! Podemos viver um bom tempo sem alimento, mas só alguns minutos sem ar. Todos sabemos disso. Poucos, porém, sabem que respirar pode significar muito mais do que deixar que o corpo apreenda o ar de que necessita. Poucos sabem que a respiração representa um importante elo entre o corpo e o espírito, e que exerce uma profunda influência sobre o evento psicossomático. "

Quer ser feliz e viver no presente?

Pare de desejar, desenvolva as suas virtudes e medite mais.

Procure praticar algo que lhe ajude a exercitar mais a respiração consciente, eu amo a prática do yoga, mas espero que você não se prenda as minhas sugestões. Busque fazer algo que converse com a sua alma, talvez seja ler o livro Revolução das Virtudes do escritor Edu Casão, ir para aula de Zumba, treinar Judo, correr, meditar a beira-mar, se conectar com a natureza e para finalizar, faça-me um especial favor seja feliz.

Namastê. 


Elizandra Dos Santos is a specialist in Personal and Emotional Development. She is an entrepreneur and Co-author of the book Extraordinary Women. Her training areas of expertise are in Positive Psychology and Emotional Intelligence, Life and Executive Coaching, Commercial Management and Marketing, DISC Analyst and High Impact Trainer. Elizandra is currently a Psychoanalysis student and licensed at Janela do Empreendedor in Angola. Contact Elizandra via her website www.elizandradossantos.com

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