Dec 12 2008
On Patience
Learn the art of patience. apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.
– Brian Adams
What sense this makes! Patience in this case is called an art, but it has long been defined as a virtue. It is a universal goal, and in today’s world we need it even more. Each day we experience sensory overload, ads telling us we need this or that. We needn’t wait, we can have it right now. No need for patience.
But even more so, patience is needed in our personal relationships. Do we get impatient with those around us? Do we want things to move faster, work better, fall into line, as we perceive it? When working toward a goal, perseverance, patience is what we need. Sometimes anxiety can creep in, and then it actually can take over. Then we are confused, we are even more impatient.
It seems like a great goal, but it seem like a lot of work. If generations of wise people have counseled patience, then it is worth a try. Identify one area to work on, and see how much patience will make a difference.
