This is the mistake of losing God. The other mistake is replacing God, becoming a Player of Games who seeks to ascend to the top of all hierarchies of value.
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It also puts too much unrealistic expectations on relationships. "I want you to be my GOD(DESS)." "Er sorry, I'm busy, I'm looking for my own GOD(DESS)."
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It's difficult to get better at being quiet. Often times the path to a quieter mind lies beyond the angry friends and lovers yelling at you to listen more and your rebukes that you already do. Who would know that quiet lies only beyond cacophony?
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To be in possession of a Golden Compass means to stand at the nexus of all hierarchy of values, subordinating them in perfect rendition of you. You demand the accuracy of their judgement because you hold no illusions of being perfect.
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You hold no anxiety at your rank because you've no desire to distort the mirror. You only wish to see what it is that God has created. You know that there is always more to see because you accept that you won't see the end of it. This is what it means to wait for God.
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(Quite literally "you" won't see the "end" of it as consciousness by definition cannot bear witness to that which is the end of consciousness)
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Another rationality bridge: "Waiting for God" is the same as "Reality has a Surprising Amount of Detail" (aka "Reality is Fractal")
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