One of my favorite inspirational messages I receive regularly is from the Daily Om.  Many of you may be familiar with this website’s heartfelt and profound messages of wisdom, which are sent on via e-mail.  Today’s message dealt with “Unconscious Communication: Addressing chronic lateness helps us to better honor both others and ourselves", a subject that spurred me to post a comment discussing the impact of the “water” element, one of the nine archetypal characteristics that can be represented in someone’s Star Quality.  I’ve shared the comment below (reworded to elaborate in more detail) and welcome any questions or reactions in return.

Here is a snippet of the article:

“Being late for an appointment or a date can seem like a small thing that really doesn’t matter, but it communicates volumes, whether we mean it to or not . . . If it’s become a habit of ours not to be on time, we may want to look inside ourselves and see what’s going on . . . .”’
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This article resonated with me because it highlights the role that punctuality can play in interpersonal connections:  being on time is equivalent to being considerate.  This may hold true in reverse, in that being late can demonstrate disregard for the other person(s) involved.  The accompanying message suggests that self-reflection can help in making necessary changes.  I agree—understanding one’s own tendencies and internal clock is part of the process.  I also felt the importance of offering another perspective.  A pattern of consistent lateness reveals the possibility that a person’s underlying nature is a factor.
In the work that I do, one of the things I try to determine when working with a client who struggles with the issue of chronic lateness in his or her life is whether the person contains the element of water in his or her energetic makeup—a “water” person, so to speak.