“Wait Three Days!”

It’s been a while since I expressed my thoughts through my blog.  I could make excuses, but I won’t.  As a writer I never force myself to write, however, on the other hand, as a writer we all know when it’s time to write.  There is a stirring of the soul that cannot be ignored.  Well today it hit me.  Although it’s my birthday and I would like to get started on my planned celebration for the evening, my spirit would not let me skip this opportunity.  There were so many things this week that made me want to write, but I could never pin it down to a topic.  So I waited!  Low and behold, as I watched The Steve Harvey show this evening, I got my topic.  “Wait Three Days!”

As Steve Harvey celebrated his birthday today on his show, there were many surprises, including a philanthropist, Alan C. Fox, author of, People Tools for Business: 50 Strategies for Building Success, Creating Wealth, and Finding Happiness.  Mr. Fox highlighted three major tools for business, but the one that stuck with me was, “wait three days.”  He talked about things that make you mad, angry or upset.  It could be an e-mail, a tweet, or a conversation.  Whatever it is, you need to wait three days before reacting to it.  I have found that to be very true.  Most things that we think are detrimental to our well-being are usually of no significance after three days.  Sometimes we even forget what it was that had us all riled up.  I have had situations where changes were made to my day against my will, but it turned out that I avoided another situation because of the change.  God knows what is coming and He will always prepare the way for His children so they will not feel the brunt of the crisis.  So now, when things don’t go my way, I wait.  It may not always be three days, but I wait.  I’m not saying that I avoid all feelings about certain situations, I’m just saying that I try never to respond to things based on my initial feelings.  And when I give it some time, the situation usually works out in my favor without me saying a word.