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Patience - Have it if you can (and you can)

10/19/2017

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“Nature doesn’t hurry and yet, everything is accomplished.” I’ve always liked this quote by Lao Tzu. I first read it many years ago and it has long served as a powerful reminder to me when I'm lacking patience. Nature doesn’t hurry. The notion that nature could even hurry seems absurd. And further, makes humans look a little silly for so often being caught in a constant state of ‘hustle’.
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What’s the hurry?

How does it help to rush?

Why is patience so hard sometimes?

There aren’t many things I regret from my children’s early childhood days. But I remember a lack of patience. I believe we hurried a lot.
We rushed, when probably we didn’t need to move quite so fast.

We hurried, when in hindsight...we would have arrived here, in their teenage years, unscathed...even if we’d slowed down a bit.   

Little people move slowly sometimes. They dawdle and they meander. They’re taking it all in. While they aren't always patient themselves, children are excellent patience professors for the rest of us.

I remember urging my children to move faster.

I recall wishing the days would pass more quickly.
It's a shame, really. Lots of moments missed because I lacked patience.​

After years of life experience, I’ve noticed that most adults are rarely patient.

They try. And then they squirm. And fret. And complain.

Our patience is short-lived. We’re good at being briefly patient.
Short red lights.
Swift moving lines.
24-hour turnaround time.

Patience is indeed a virtue. I want more of it.

Breathing helps. When I return to my breath I find it easier to wait.

Currently, my impatience is usually with myself. As I strive to continue growing and learning...ultimately to become a better human, I realize I want it all to occur now. I don't want to wait for the improved version of me!

I want the changes I’m working towards to happen and stick. I don’t want to wait. Time is passing. There’s only so much time for me to figure it all out.

And then I shift.

I remember that life is in the ‘figuring it out’. I offer slack to my impatient self.

Chill.

Patience grasshopper.

Breathing helps. A build-in, instant reminder to pause. Allow the inhale, permit the exhale. Rushing would result in hyperventilation. That seems unnecessary. So, just breathe. Practice patience.

How’s your patience?

Thank you so much for being here for Write 31 Days. It means the world.

xo Kristen


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Kristen
10/19/2017 12:24:25 pm

Dear Kristen,
I'm so enjoying your posts. Many of these things I've pondered myself, but I always feel so "busy" and don't seem to have the "patience" to keep following a path I want to explore. But I must tell you about something that just happened to me.
You wrote in an earlier post about how a new idea gets tucked away until it seems to keep crossing your path from other sources. Well, you triggered something from my "tucked away." Over 12 years ago a friend recommended a book to me. I bought it and started reading. I was intrigued by the idea, but I never continued reading this book. It sat on my bookshelf, occasionally calling to me. I work at a library and Esther & Jerry Hicks' book, "The Law of Attraction," was donated to the library. I input it into our collection. I even remember it being checked out and never returned by a patron. Oh, well. Then you wrote your post about "Who the heck is Abraham Hicks?" I listened to come of the recordings, even the one about the 17 seconds of good vibrations in the morning. Then you wrote about that! Finally, yesterday, I pulled that old book off of my bookshelf and looked inside again. There in the introduction was the author's explanation that her book was based on the simple teachings from the Hicks family in Texas!
Thank you for bringing me full circle! I guess it's time to start studying and practicing good vibrations!
Gratefully,
Kristen

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Hoyt Ruiz link
10/25/2018 06:35:32 am

A person having patience means he is having the potentiality to bear provocation, crossness, torture, or misfortune without losing temper. It is the potency to suppress displeasure when confronted with delay. In my opinion, it is defined as the tolerance to delay. Well, by developing realistic expectations, comprehending the non-permanency of the setbacks, developing a problem-solving attitude, avoiding bitterness, and keeping faith in yourself, you can be patient. Thanks for the valuable messages.

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