~ PATIENCE ~
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"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Saint Augustine
(354 - 430) The Bishop of Hippo, was a
philosopher and theologian, and one of
the most important figures in the
development of Western Christianity.
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Patience is an area that I have had some
REAL problems with in the past. I had a
tendency to want - what I want - NOW!
That included recovery. Gaining
recovery, as I would eventually realize,
is not the same as earning a university
credit. It is a process not an end
result. You have to be willing to learn
to do things in HP's time and manner
rather than your own. What began to
happen was - the more impatient I became
- the more life tended to resist my
efforts. It took a long time for me to
realize this. Instead of calming down, I
would get even more impatient and
struggle even harder. Eventually, I
would have a big meltdown and feel like
a fool afterwards. The end result was
absolutely no different for having done
this.
It took time for me to muster the
willingness to do things in HP's time
and manner. But when I did - life became
much more peaceful and things had a
tendency to work themselves out -
without all the dramatics.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I will learn to patiently and willingly do things in HP's time and manner.