3-7-10 "Hard times build determination and inner strength. " Dalai Lama XIV

"Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience."
— Dalai Lama XIV

How many times a week do you remind yourself to have more patience?
I try not to lose my temper, I try not to jump to conclusions, and I try not to judge a situation until I know all of the facts.
Someone did something to me a few weeks ago that I did not find out about until a week ago. My first reaction was disbelief that quickly evolved into anger. I sat on the information and spoke to a friend and my sister about what had happened. And then, of course I began writing a letter. As I began to write and re-write, my patience kicked in and I became calmer and more centered about the situation. A plan of action began to form.
I made a few phone calls and discovered that the situation will reconcile itself. I did not have to go through the anger to discover patience. I did not have to question myself or wish ill things. All I had to do was ask questions.
So, knowledge is tied into patience and vice versa.
Find out what is trying your patience and why. Then you will need to find your center to form a plan of action. And the answers will come. Sometimes the answers will be hard to hear and sometimes they won’t.
The answers were good for me this time and my patience has grown. Has the other person learned anything? Maybe…..maybe not. I sincerely hope so.

May your week be as fruitful as I will try to make mine!

L