foot tapping to the beat

everyday we live we wait... sitting in the coffeshop, we wait for the barista to call out our name so we can pick up our drink of choice.  or we wait around by the phone eyeing it aware of even its possibility of your ringtone sounding as you get ready to pounce, just to hear if you got into the second round, whether it be about your job search or that date with your crush of the month.

i find myself waiting for things to happen, when i know it just doesn't... happen.  i am waiting at the bus stop doing all i can to be patient and prepare for my ride to get here, but sometimes i'm even unsure which route to take.  or, the bus i wait for doesnt seem to come, while i am passing up chances to catch on other routes.  i have things i want to do but i wait until i finish now to get to the future.

when does all this waiting stop?  how do we learn to live now and not wait for something better?  are we trained to want more to the point when waiting is the best bet, the sure-shot?  i'm still waiting for the answer...