I saw an Instagram Reel the other day, and for the first time, I took its advice to heart.

 

It was talking about waking up each morning and repeating something to yourself to empower you, to set your day, to remind you that you are enough, regardless of what comes your way.

 

Their mantra was from a musical that everyone has heard of - even those of you who don’t like musicals.

 

Come on  - take a guess.

 

Any ideas?

 

Their mantra is from Hamilton, yes, the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical that took so many of us by storm, back in 2015 (and if your brain works as mine does, that wasn’t just last year - it was 11 years ago).

 

Aaron Burr has a song called “Wait For It”. It’s always been in my top three list, but it wasn’t until this reel that I truly listened to some of the words.
 

Every morning, this person wakes up and sings these specific words from that number:
 

I am the one thing in life I can control

I am inimitable

I am an original

I'm not falling behind or running late

I'm not standing still

I am lying in wait
 

So, as I drove into work on Wednesday morning, and was a few blocks away, I thought why not?
 

Sure, the rest of the song is a bit odd if you’re trying to pump yourself up - not all of us are “keeping the warm while your husband is away” or have a grandfather who was like “fire and brimstone preacher”. So I sang along, but didn’t put much heart into it.

 

Then it came, the moment I was waiting for - I cranked the stereo and went for it!

 

I am the one thing in life I can control

I am inimitable

I am an original

I'm not falling behind or running late

I'm not standing still

I am lying in wait
 

While that section is not said more than once, wait for it to be said over 2 dozen times!
 

We wait with hope - wait with anxiety - wait with patience - wait with anger - wait with pain - wait with love.

Waiting is exciting, draining, and a journey.
 

The journey will be a long one, with many challenges that will allow you to grow and learn, and while you are doing so, remember:

 

You are the one thing in life you can control

You are inimitable

You are original

You’re not falling behind or running late

You’re not standing still

You are lying in wait