19 Sep Some thoughts on patience
Unfortunately, one of my (many!) weaknesses is impatience.
I want everything to happen (just right) now!
Clearly that’s not realistic or possible and so as a result, I’m often frustrated and disappointed (in and with myself and the world).
But I’ve been working on being more patient; I’ve been trying hard to see beyond the present moment. I know we’re supposed to live in the here and now but if the here and now is sh#t then hope comes from seeing through that!
I’ve been trying to find tiny glimmers that might trigger larger positives – like the wild flower in the middle of nowhere that reminds me of the magnificence of nature, like the small act of kindness that reminds me of how good most humans are, like me tiny success that rather than being meaningless, is really a reminder that I can and do do hard things!
As they say, from little things, big things grow. But it takes patience and perspective to allow that to happen.
And that, my friends, is worth working on.