Patience

AA wrote: I appreciate your newsletter!  I sometimes reexamine the things (or people) I wait upon, and then often, simply move on.

BB wrote: I completely understand the feeling you described. Waiting is a frustrating matter in general. Yet I think me and you also have different definitions of patient. From my experience from 30 years of my life in Islamic Republic I can say I'm a more patient person than you. You know why? Because basically in this government you have to wait for everything even the simplest works. So we have more patience than Swiss or Swedish people, because you don't have to wait as much as we do.

CC wrote: Ich bin auch nicht sehr geduldig. aber es wird immer besser mit dem Warten. Ich kann dann häufig einfach meine Umgebung betrachten.

Patience

Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.

                     Joyce Meyer

I am not a very patient person. Having to wait for others makes me jittery, and I'm often close to loosing my temper. Keeping calm while waiting is something I am constantly working on - and improving, bit by bit.

If you are a little like me and get tensed up when there is waiting time - remember how to stop. Stop right where you are and close your eyes. Do your best to smile, even if at first it does not feel natural. Take some deep breaths, all the way down into your belly. 

Remind yourself that your rhythm is only yours and that other people’s are different. Realize that it can only do you good to slow down. This is the occasion to practice mindful breathing, to come back to yourself, and to practice patience.

The essential thing is not just resigning to wait, but to do so with a smile in your face. It's your attitude that counts.