The Power Of Patience: 5 Ways To Develop Patience – EMindful
"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." Chinese Proverb.
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Like most everything, we develop patience through practice.
1) Noticing times when you lost your patience and what it felt like.
Do commonalities exist in these instances? Is it at the end of the day, in certain situations, or when we feel impatient or frustrated with ourselves? By raising awareness to our own triggers we can prepare better for them.
As we become aware of the felt-sense of losing patience, we can mindfully choose ways to soothe the irritation.
This mindfulness practice can be used to help strengthen patience before challenging situations arise or when we're in the midst of the emotional hijack.
Of course, the more frequently we practice patience, the more it will develop.
Picking 3 - 5 situations a day to intentionally be patient - letting someone merge into traffic, go ahead in the grocery store line, or holding the door for someone to enter the building first.
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