How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in the midst of anxiety, frustration, and inaction.
Do not confuse the suggestion to be patient with the old rule about not having feelings.
Being patient does not mean we go through the sometimes-grueling process of life and growing in it without having feelings! Feel the frustration. Feel the impatience. Get as angry as you need to about not having your needs met. Feel your fear.
Controlling our feelings will not control the process!
We find patience by surrendering to our feelings. Patience cannot be forced. It is a gift, one that closely follows acceptance and gratitude. When we work through our feelings to fully accept who we are and what we have, we will be ready to be and have more.
Today, I will let myself have my feelings while I practice patience.
5 comments:
Yup. The book is IN the middle of the hallway.......
No worries. I'm practiced on stepping over it....
I'd say you look at it when you step over it, and I'd also say you know every word.
Peace.
oh this is a good one
(the best ones always get thrown in the hall, right!)
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This is a faaabulous one for me!
Patience.
What's that?
HA!
However, I do agree with this wholeheartedly.
"We find patience by surrendering to our feelings. Patience cannot be forced. It is a gift, one that closely follows acceptance and gratitude."
Thanks, Mel!
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Currently doing a lot of feeling. Does that mean I can have some patience soon?
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