Patience

Is considered one of life's major attributes

Learning patience however is another thing

Some say fishing is a good way to learn one type of patience

And here is the challenge there are so many different variations of patience

Our lives are stressful and patience is needed in so many different ways and situations

Patience in your car when people are driving badly around you

Patience when stuck in traffic

A boss who does not listen, a selfish neighbour

Sitting at the airport, on the metro, in the check out line

Family members who drive you up the wall

And so the list goes on

How do we improve our patience?

Acceptance of some things is a start because while we can control or influence some aspect of our lives others are beyond us

Accepting them and letting them be as parts of our reality is helpful

And for the difficult ones deep breathing occupying the mind with other thoughts is one way

Another is to drown out the situation with your ipod

And the real challenge is to understand that there will always be things in our lives that require patience

Knowing and accepting this is another step along the way to becoming more patient

Notice also that as with so many other things it is our minds that are the key

If I can control my mind then my patience improves

Simply stated I can control my emotions and I have more patience

It does not get to me

So yet again I can see that our minds are key

And your mind?

Is it a support or hindrance to the things you want to achieve?

It is one of the only things over which you can have complete control

Not easy in fact the most difficult thing a human can do is to control the mind

Can you?

Do you?

The benefits are enormous they change your life completely

Having patience is one of the most challenging yet rewarding attributes man can attain

Develop yours consciously

Conscious focusing of the mind is a beginning.