Dare to Have more patience with people
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Whether it be your spouse, kids, co-workers, family members, or even a stranger. We should all strive to be more patient, just as we would want them to be patient with us.
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I'm dealing with a number of problems lately, and it's my senior year (I'm in Turkey, so imagine stress x 234234)
I'm quite close to snapping over the smallest thing.
And it's funny that my life just struggles to create situations that deserve getting bitter about.
I'm sick of this.
Today is my first day taking this challenge. My lack of patience is my number one flaw as far as I'm concerned. I feel like 20+ years of caring for sick and dying people took all of my empathy, compassion, and patience. Nowadays, I am ready to snap over the smallest of annoyances.
I'm curious... Is anyone pouring empathy, compassion, and patience into your life? Sounds to me like your tank is empty and needs refilling! Let me start.....there are many people whose life was touched by yours. Your caring and compassion was demonstrated over and over again. You demonstrated patience with the families and ill ones. You have those characteristics......you will see them again!
I am also in the medical field and it does get hard to give, give, give. I work with LTC and am a social worker. The tank gets empty at times but when I look at those sweet little faces (some of them) and they smile..........it fills up my tank. I loose patience with my spouse at home because I want my spouse to give me a little TLC, but he just doesn't get it. He doesn't get how much I give at work and expects me to be bubbly and ready to cook and clean when I get home. He is retired and he does woodworking at his own leisure all day. That is the ARGGGGGHHHHHH point of my day.:) Soo, I need to understand that he doesn't understand. Life is what it is.:)
I can relate to this. I am trying very hard to have more patience. I know that it may sound quite indulgent but I have found that I have more patience with others when I am in flow. that means evrything is kicking in my life. So as soon as I get in flow I will be far more patient.
I can relate to this. I am trying very hard to have more patience. I know that it may sound quite indulgent but I have found that I have more patience with others when I am in flow. that means evrything is kicking in my life. So as soon as I get in flow I will be far more patient.
I am really delang wiht trust issues. I did something that I am not very proud of today. I need to have more face time with myself and I will not be so inclined to have such an impatient disposition
I am trying to start my day with happy thoughts and deep breathing before reacting angry or upset...let's see how it goes!
Just started today, thought I needed it. It was that time of the month, and it sneaked up on me... Not good at all until I got some painkillers and a hot bath. Poor boyfriend is probably a little shaken. Hopefully I'll be nicer tomorrow =)
no i cussed out every other driver i met and yelled at my laptop while trying to do my homework...not a good day with patience
My big thing is that I will get impatient with people when I think they are being "stupid" about something that seems obvious to me. Then I will make a sarcastic remark to make their "problem" obvious, but it ends up just hurting them. I also lose patience with myself when I my "brain to mouth filter" fails and I make those remarks.
Oh, I could have written this post! I love your description "brain to mouth filter"!
Oh wow...reading this I was thinking this is me! I feel ya!
this is my biggest challenge. I ahve to learn not to comment when thigs begin to annoy me. I am learning patience. I need organizational skills. I believe that will suit me best.
My day is just beginning, so I'm optimistic that I'll take a deep breath and not lose my temper. I've become more and more impatient lately and I'm not sure that I like how it's making me feel. There is far too much in this world to be upset about than the guy who cut me off in traffic or the woman in front of me in line at the store who is "taking forever".
I did not seem hurried or rushed with my mother today. She and I havea grea relationship but I sometimes get short woth her due to my fatigue. I am working on being patient it is one of my biggest challenges
I am finding when i am actually frustrated and ready to yell at people, i can find something to compliment them on and i get passed the impatient thing i have going on.
One thing that has definitely helped me be more patient and understanding of other people is learning that we are all people and we all have short-comings. We all get frustrated, we all make mistakes and act hastily sometimes out of anger or frustration. I have gone a long way in gaining patience with others since I have learned to tell myself, when someone annoys me or when my first reaction is to respond in haste or impatienct, 'There's a story behind that.' People are different and they are all dealing with demons, so wouldn't it be nice if we could all cut each other a little slack sometimes?
I would like to be more patient with Zack about doing household chores. I would also like to be more patient with the dumb dog.
By candygirl22 on December 8, 2010 at 05:19 PM
Yes I think I did. Towards the end of the day I found my patiences wore thin, but overall I think I was pretty patient today! ;~)