I think patience is definitely not a trait I am wonderful at. I strive every single day to become a more patient and understanding person. I am grateful so much for the gift of learning patience.
I use a few different practices when I feel myself getting impatient.
First I ask myself: Is it necessary to be impatient about this? For instance a long line. Is my time more precious than everyone elses time? No.
Second: YOGA I highly reccommend yoga. It has helped me so much with my patience, my personality, everything. It has made me a more calm and collected person.
Lastly meditation. If I have had a really truly awful day. I meditate. I know myself and that calms me so much. To have time within myself to calm down and regain my patience.
I think the real gift of patience is learning the above things. Those are the things I am grateful for that I have the ability to learn yoga, meditation and was once told to ask myself if my time is more precious?
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Its so easy in life to become impatient. Especially in a world where everything is go go go and we are constantly getting everything as soon as we want it. If you want a book you no longer drive to a bookstore, you immediately have it on your iPad. If you want a song same thing. No more making mixed tapes for us!
I believe as a society this has made us more impatient. So remember to be grateful for patience. Our time is not more precious than the person in front of us or behind us.
Also just breathe…
