Having a child proved to be the ultimate lesson in patience as the little dude was 13 days late. After about 8 days, I just accepted that I would be waddling around 'with child' indefinitely. And when he was finally birthed, the true lessons in patience began. A baby has it's own timetable-one that can be neither sped up or slowed down by a good eye roll so suck it up!
So I'm better now. Yoga and good old maturity has made me much more reasonable tho there are still things that threaten to make me snap like a dry Ritz cracker...
Sometimes there is one checkout at Kroger and I'm the fifteenth in line. With ice cream. And for the third aisle in a row, the lady parks her cart in the middle and prevents me from getting past. Move along lady, I don't have all day here! If when signing in at the gym for a class I am already late to, there is a big convo regarding protein shakes and such and the clipboard is being blocked. Hey, Muscles! If I'm late, it's all YOUR fault! If the 'brown truck' slows down, but does not stop, with a delivery of something sure to change my life, I may run to the computer and track it's progress. Big sigh.. I do not mind if dinner takes awhile to arrive, but for heaven's sake do not delay in delivery of my cocktail! I've found that craning my neck in the direction of the bar does not seem to help and only succeeds in making me look like an idiot. Just a very thirsty idiot! A five minute wait at Tim Horton's drive thru can sometimes drive me to check my phone for something amusing. C'mon girl. Do you have the attention span of a housefly? No, just need my caffeine-pronto and can hardly wait.
Impatience is not a charming quality, and I am determined to work on it. Nobody wants a malcontent old lady in the nursing home loudly demanding her applesauce. Any advice for me, patient, virtuous friends? Hurry along with it. KIDDING!! xoxo
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Impatience is one of my less than charming qualities. I'm not even patient with myself either, though.
I dig the picture, cool~~
Well, no advice really. Personally, I bring a cell phone on vibrate, a small notepad and pen or pencil, and reading material of some kind -- all just in case. Lines try my patience as well, and they're usually inevitable, so the only way to deal is to space out into another dimension ;->
Lord I could always use a lesson of patience. Raising children has been the extremes of patience and understanding. new we are so accessable with cell phone we even expect things to happen even faster. Shopping at Kroger on a Sunday makes me a bit crazy!!!! Have a great week and have a glass a vino. Sometimes that makes us a little more patient!!!
Charles, we both need to take a deep breath..Erik, I always have my Ipad and have been known to nap when the doc keeps me waiting. You are right, tho. It's a matter of planning. Rose, that is so true. You need the wine BEFORE Kroger on Sunday. It's a total zoo! xo to you three Babes. And Go Tigers!!
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