When we moved out little girl to preschool from nursery I was worried about her settling in. For a month or so, (it seemed a really long time) I would walk her to her classroom from the parking. She didn't raise her head, and she didn't say hello to anyone. She anxiously asked 'will come pick me' when it was time for me to leave. In the evenings I probed, 'what did you do today?'

'Nothing', she would answer.

'Who did you play with?'

'No one'.

What is your friend's name?

Silence.

I started getting really concerned. I knew that a period of adjustment was normal. But this long? This bubbly little girl could surely make friends faster. What was wrong? Did we make the wrong decision? Was something the matter with her? Was there an issue with the teachers? The school? Was she getting bullied? We had done our homework before selecting the school, and I looked for signs that there were problems and saw none. Still I worried. My girl was a shadow of herself.

I was getting desperate. I considered moving her...and start all over again? No, that option was not attractive!

One morning, as we walked to the class room, a girl called out to her and she lifted her head, smiled and responded , 'hi Amy'.

I knew we were going to be fine.

When you are chasing after a goal you may find yourself doing all sorts of things to get results. Often we measure our commitment by what we do. Action. Something that we can see, hear or feel, has got to be happening, or else we are lost. If we are not moving, literally and physically, we believe we are not progressing.

Yet, many times, the effort is in waiting and trusting that you have made the right decision.

We do not see the rose flower opening up, but one day the rose bud is open, and we understand that it has been building up to this highlight.