I just finished reading a fascinating book about reincarnation. I always believed that reincarnation was a silly concept (somehow I cannot see myself as a cockroach), but I found this book fascinating nonetheless. I cannot say that I am convinced that I have lived multiple lifetimes (and definitely not as a cockroach), but I did find a lot of underlying wisdom in this book.

The author talked about people having past lives (as humans, not as animals) and that our spirits have lessons to learn in each lifetime. The lessons are the same things you see in pretty much any religion, such as compassion, patience, and kindness. It talked about how what matters in life are the lessons we learn rather than the actual experiences themselves.

That got me thinking about some of my own experiences. It took me 4-1/2 years to become a mother, and I was not very patient during that time. I thought I would just die if I had to go through another Christmas without a baby in my arms, but that Christmas came and went without me dying. So did another Christmas and then another one after that.

By the time I received the phone call that an expecting mother had chosen us to adopt her unborn baby, I had reached a place of acceptance. I was not happy about how long it was taking to become a mother, but I reached a place of realizing the futility of throwing so much energy into fighting something that I could not control. It was through waiting that I learned patience. Think about that: How can you learn to be patient if you never have to wait?

I would never choose to wait for so long to become a mother, but I cannot deny that this experience taught me patience in a way that nothing else could have. If my reincarnated "life lesson" was learning patience, I think I can check that lesson off my "to do" list now. And who knows? Maybe I can come back as a zebra next time. I would sure beat a cockroach!

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