Day 1

I have always been told never to pray for patience because I will be given opportunities to practice patience. Well Day 1 wasn't so much about practicing patience as it was about recognizing how I shift when I slow down. When I choose to be patient I see things differently, and today I really did.

I wasn’t in a hurry to get anywhere so it didn’t matter if I hit all the red lights or got in a long line. I actually answered the phone when the telemarketers called and let them go through their whole script before politely declining. I can really see how not being patient makes me come off as rude or angry.

I see now how my impatience has caused me a lot of discomfort & loneliness in my life. This 1 day certainly has opened my eyes, but it will be a life time of practice that will bring about the shifts in me & my life.

As the book says - Love & patience go hand in hand. Patience is where love meets wisdom, it’s a deep breath, and it gives me a choice to control my emotions instead of letting my emotions control me. It turns out that few people are hard to live with as an impatient person. And now that my eyes have been opened, for the rest of this journey called life I choose not to be that impatient person.