“Some answers arrive quickly, others arrive honestly.”
Time is not hesitation.
It is space recognized.
Space for the body to feel,
for the mind to settle and
for the heart to speak without interruption.
Some decisions appear instantly, others unfold slowly,
like fog lifting from off the surface of a lake.
Neither is wrong, but both deserve to be noticed.
Reflection
People process decisions at different speeds.
Some know immediately what feels right and others need time to sit with a possibility and see how it settles within them.
Neither approach is better than the other.
But problems arise when one person’s timeline is forced onto someone else.
Pressure compresses clarity.
When someone is rushed into a decision, they often choose simply to escape the pressure rather than know if the answer feels true.
And that can lead to regret or resentments being pushed, not because the decision was wrong, but because the process was rushed.
Allowing someone time is not an inconvenience, it is an act of trust honored.
It tells them, their inner process matters and they learn to trust themselves and you more.
When people are given that space, their eventual answers tend to come with far more certainty.
-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow:
Why changing your mind is not a failure.

Wonderful words… Patience honors both God’s timing and the way He made each of us to think and feel.
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Thank you Willie.. Patience is very honoring when we honor it..
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Amen 🙏
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That is a great poem with many words of wisdom
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Thank you Thomas, a little wisdom is showing for my 60th year of life lol..
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That is great. Happy 60th birthday (probably belated)
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It’s not until October but it feels like the whole year has a new significant message.
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It will be a great October
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So many people run from time. I see time as my friend!
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