I Can’t Wait ‘Til

[Pandemic - X]

“I can’t wait ’til . . .” is a phrase I hear a lot during the pandemic.

It’s short for, “This or that has been taken from me/us, and my patience is growing thin.”

It’s also short for, “We’ve lived without X, and I still see it as essential for my/our wellbeing; I/we need it back!”

It’s a signal for frustration, irritability, and grief. It’s an abbreviation of a long, cathartic release.

But occasionally, it’s a sign of hope. “I can’t wait ’til . . .” is sometimes followed by an emerging solution to a problem, the beginning of a vision for something better, or a seed for change.

In that case the waiting can stop.

Nothing big starts big.
Nothing transformative begins as a massive shift.
Nothing totally new drops from the sky in pure form.

It begins in the stirring heart and mind of someone that “can’t wait ’til”.

Your “I can’t wait ’til” might be a mere frustration or grief, but in it is also the embryonic version of your important solution for the future.