Exercising Patience
‘Bear with me’ is a common saying, meaning ‘be patient with me’. When someone is in hospital, they are called a patient. That’s because they have to learn to be a patient patient while waiting for the care they need to be received. It is all too easy to get carried away during the hurricane of daily life and to be drawn into being impatient. It can be almost humorous for us to experience: ‘Come on! Move!’ Can be heard amongst the many miles of queuing traffic each and every day in the UK. Roadworks, road traffic accidents or forces of nature can get in the way of our hurry to wherever we are going next (usually, work). Often, almost every time, the cause of our impatience isn’t the reason for the delay, it’s our response to the reason for our delay. Maybe if we weren’t spun into so much of a hurry, we would be able to take a step back from the hot headed fury and take the time to breathe. Deep breathing can hold the key to remaining calm in a crisis. Queuing in a traffic jam...