"Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health." - Michel de Montaigne
The waiting game. We've all played it from time to time. Anticipation gives way to frustration. Fear of the unknown clouds our minds. I have struggled well with impatience, and have lost the battle many times. Our impulsiveness and "need it/want it/gotta have it" attitude tends to be our downfall.
Baking a cake takes patience. Painting a masterpiece takes patience. Raising a child takes patience. Starting a new lifestyle change takes patience.
When impatience starts to take control, sit back - take a deep breath and count backwards from ten. Meditate, keep your mind occupied, try not to dwell on the situation or problem causing the impatient reaction...
"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." - Chinese Proverb
Matty
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