“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.”
David G. Allen
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Riddle from the Middle 
Great quote. It makes me wish I had more patience! 🙂
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It helps me to look at it more as acceptance. Patience makes me think of quietly waiting without anxiety and that can be a hard reach for me.
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I can only be patient by distracting myself. Odd but it’s a coping mechanism. Sort of.
Long line at the checkout? Dance around or wiggle or something to pass time. Well back when I went into a store. Feel the impatience building? I walk it off. Get up and move to not think about it.
People comment I’m so patient all the while I’m screaming in my head.
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I think it’s especially lucky that people can’t hear the things going on inside our heads. I feel like I look much MUCH calmer on the outside that way.
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This is helpful. Patience isn’t just about waiting without grumbling, but realizing my order of things happening isn’t always the best order.
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Absolutely. For a long time I simply assumed my order was best — such folly.
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I don’t know how many times my impatient mind’s order has let me down. It’s true – patience does make a difference.
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Boy, do I understand this perspective. An impatient mind wrecks havoc.
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Yes, it is true. But do I have to like having patience? Couldn’t I complain about it just a little, calmly?
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You absolutely get to complain about it. I think keeping those irky feelings inside are bad for our complexion. 😆
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Right now we have no choice but to be patient. Great quote.
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Sometimes getting past the no choice part is the hardest thing to do.
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Agreed
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Great and wise words.
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I thought so, too.
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👍👍👍
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Ok. I’ll be patient. But thing are going to happen, right?
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Yep…I just can’t promise what those things are. Or when they will. Or if we’ll all be doing them in our PJs because we’ve forgotten how to dress. 😆
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Haha 🙂
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Certainly happening this week. Keep telling myself – just breathe.
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Sometimes “just breathe” is the best advice we can give ourselves.
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