Is your Impatience Holding up Everything?

Enjoy this re-post. Take time to slow down today … and every day!

When we are impatient, we think that we are making things happen more quickly. We want what we want, and don’t want to wait.

And at that moment, we let our impatience hold up everything. By trying to control the world around us, we prevent its unfolding.

When we are patient, we are present and accepting of  reality.

When we are impatient, we are no longer present and are resisting reality. Resistance brings tension in our minds and bodies, as well as stress into our lives and the world around us. It is our thinking that creates even more stress and anxiety.

Looking at impatience in this way, it’s clear that the cost is high. Perhaps it is time to take up a Patience Practice. Things to consider:

+ Choose the longest line at the grocery store

+ Take the route with the most traffic lights

+ Reach out to a slower more thorough colleague to support you

+ Let your mother/grandmother drive

+ Take a Yin Yoga class

+ Take time to breath more fully whenever you feel impatient.

+ Search for a four leaf clover … and get lucky