How poor are they that have no patience.
~ Shakespeare ~
Patience is important to our growth and peace of mind. Without patience, we would have difficulty holding down anxiety, anger, envy, and unreasonable pride. Patience has often prevented disaster threatened by a loose tongue or an impulsive fist. Patience has taught us to stay cheerful in hard times, and to quickly forgive mistakes.
Faith, peace, love, and humility all “study” in the school of patience. We learn patience from nature’s careful maturing of crops. Baby chicks are born from letting eggs hatch, not by quickly smashing the shell. We are reminded that time is a faithful servant.
When we set goals that we can reach and are patient with our progress, we save ourselves a lot of anxiety. Happiness is not having what we went, but wanting what we have.
I need to be patient, but I don’t have to “grin and bear it.” I can accept reality, then take careful, positive action.
©1990 by Anonymous, Published by Hazelden
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