Patience

[adrina]

so this has nothing to do with guns n' roses at all? get fucked.

I hate that song.

paaaaatiiieeennce

 

[adrina]

having kids helped me become more patient, but then again i already had a fair amount to begin with.

i've seen many parents who are way more impatient with their kids than with everyone else, makes me a little sad for the kids

i still get a good bit of road rage-y feelings when i'm driving thru the city for business, but in the suburbs on my own time i'm much more easy going.

98% of the time, impatience seems to me to have a net zero result.
but your results may vary.

I agree with this. It's like the "you get more bees with honey than you do vinegar" saying.

I am usually very patient, which might be obvious because Byron..., but right now I am not at all!

It usually doesn't pay not to be, however there are times when there is nothing to lose or the lose out plays the gain of being patient.

We always have kindness and common courtesy to fall back on. I use that too esp. In medical situations.

I've never been very patient. It is, I feel I can say this pretty confidently, one of my life's big challenges. I am learning though - but it is difficult.

I am finding that I am the biggest beneficiary of me being patient.

 

[adrina]

A roll of plastic wrap. Need I say more?

Nobody's got patience enough for that!

 

[silver gurl]

I don't know, it just never works out for me. A curse word is usually used

 

[adrina]

I don't know, it just never works out for me. A curse word is usually used

I pull it out of the packaging, unroll it across the counter, pin it down and then cut it with scissors. Otherwise it ends up in an unusable wad. Bastardy stuff.

 

[silver gurl]

I pull it out of the packaging, unroll it across the counter, pin it down and then cut it with scissors. Otherwise it ends up in an unusable wad. Bastardy stuff.

Genius!

 

[SeeNoHearNoSpeakNo]

I have submitted to an existence without plastic wrap.

 

[adrina]

I saw some gal on the cooking channel take it out of the package, stand it on end and then rip it. I tried that... didn't work. Went back to the counter and scissor method. At least I'm able to make that work. Again, bastardy stuff.

 

[adrina]

I have submitted to an existence without plastic wrap.

My croissants won't raise without it.

 

[silver gurl]

Losing the end of a roll of tape. It's up there with plastic wrap.

 

[adrina]

I actually do a bit better with losing the end of a roll of tape. It's only a couple few inches wide at max. Usually it's smaller - the gift wrapping size.

 

[Phelia]

I have some patience but apply it unevenly. I'm not terribly impulsive and generally accept that things take as long as they take. But sometimes something as simple as a video taking too long to road can irrationally infuriate me. Like, what am I even mad at?? Information is beamed to my fingertips like magic and I have the audacity to be impatient about it.

 

[Hypoxia]

I was a patient yesterday but the surgery was quick.

The lead-up and follow-up were pretty tedious, though.

Good thing I had patience. And nowhere else to go.

 

[adrina]

I have some patience but apply it unevenly. I'm not terribly impulsive and generally accept that things take as long as they take. But sometimes something as simple as a video taking too long to road can irrationally infuriate me. Like, what am I even mad at?? Information is beamed to my fingertips like magic and I have the audacity to be impatient about it.

My worst is open ended waiting. When I don't know how long I'll be waiting. Whether it's a few hours or months. I am better with it now... but it is still my most challenging I think.

 

[richard_daily]

I'm really not that patient. I am better than I ever have been but really... it's not a strong suit of mine. I'm better at it since I've gone through my periodontal adventures, but teeth work on a different clock really. Pretty much forced me to sit back, do the day to day and bide my time. Kind of infuriating sometimes.

I want it and I want it now. And I've managed to rationalize that perspective a lot. But I'm learning that I can't handle it all at once. I need to take things in steps; smaller bites so to speak. Especially the big stuff.

But this even effects the little stuff. Traffic, grocery store lines, even walking behind lollygaggers. Sometimes it's maddening. I've noticed that silly ass smart phone helps. Especially in lines.











I think I particularly like the last one.


How patient are you? Do you have any tricks to help you be more patient or at least more graceful in the face of waiting?

I'm extremely patient. I play the long game... I look 5-10 years out on just about everything I plan.

I can sit comfortably with myself in an empty room for hours, and I won't be bored.

Stress on the other hand, that's something that's harder for me to deal with. I have a high threshold for it, but once that threshold is met, it's rough for me to function properly.

 

[lickitandstickit]

Huh.. a old post of yours popped up Adrina... I'll chime in.

Total hippie by nature, and previous practice.. I simply have a whateverthefuck attitude.. Always have , always will. It helps me achieve inner chill. Thus, i tend to be able to apply that to every situation and have patience. about the only thing that ever bothered me was that smell of patchouli. Never could get past that.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[lickitandstickit]

......

What does that mean exactly ?

 

[doowdniw]

I didn't have enough patience to read this entire thread. I skipped to the last page.