Practicing Patience

Rarely will I allow the words and actions of others to determine my emotions. Having my experience, I usually pause and process emotions and feelings. I consider introspectiveness a benefit of maturation. With that said, I nearly lost my cool today.

I’ve allowed a process to continue and that’s my mistake. Had I stopped this process months ago, I would have avoided this nonsense today. But, I would also not been able to have this experience and learned this lesson.

I’ll take more assertive actions moving forward. I’ll work on being more proactive versus reactive. It’s about time to put an end to leeches. Leeches of time, leeches of money, leeches of mental energy must be burnt away. I will do these things expediently. I’ve been practicing patience for too long. It’s gone, in my experience, from patience to sloth. Sloth is not a virtue.

Today, Tuesday, January 17, 2023, I am grateful that:

I exercised discipline and sound judgment during a meeting today. It would have been easy and understandable to lose my temper. I took a deep breath, quickly composed myself, and moved away from the situation. The old adage, “it takes two to tango” comes to mind.

The government officials followed their process. It’s frustrating when those appointed to serve don’t or won’t follow their process for serving. A couple of conversations with those they report to in the hierarchy remedied that oversight and parliamentary complacency.

As I’m writing this I’ve evaluated the last week or so of my time management. I’ve been setting aside at least an hour per day to learn a new tool. I’d like to set aside more time and moving forward this will be my aim. I’ll become quite competent in mastering this new tool for my purposes.

Has your patience morphed into sloth?

How can you tell the difference?

Be Great. Be Grateful!!!