It is solved by patience.

Solvitur Patientia

If there is one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has given the work a chance to practice, it’s patience.

How do we cultivate patience?  How do we learn to be content with what is…and to wait with confidence for what’s ahead?

QUOTES

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is concentrated strength.  (Bruce Lee)

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.  (Aristotle)

Our patience will achieve more than our force.   (Edmund Burke)

Patience is when you’re supposed to get mad, but you choose to understand. (Anonymous)

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.  (Leo Tolstoy)

To lose patience is to lose the battle. (Mahatma Gandhi)

All great achievements require time.  (Maya Angelou)

Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart.  (Psalm 27:14)

We must let go of the life we had planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.  (Joseph Campbell)

Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.  (Joyce Meyer)

It’s not that I’m so smart.  It’s just that I stay with problems longer.  (Albert Einstein)

Be patient and tough.  Someday this pain will be useful to you.  (Ovid)

Patience is the key to contentment.  (The Prophet Muhammad)

Slow and steady wins the race.  (Aesop)

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

PATIENCE - WHO HAS TIME FOR THAT?

In the fast-paced, technology-saturated world we live in today, many resources and services are readily available through the internet. Still, we often live in a state of increasing impatience as we seek instant gratification in every facet of life, yet are forced to wait for those beyond our control.

 

LETTING GO OF IMPATIENCE

Speaker from HeadSpace offers thoughts on how to recognize frustration, process it, and move past it.

 

HOW TO BE PATIENT IN LIFE

This short motivational video by Mario Schett encourages people to acquire the skill of patience.

 

SEVEN WAYS TO DEAL WITH IMPATIENCE

Renee Amberg shares seven tips for being more patient,
based on her own research and experience.

BE PATIENT

Evan Carmichael weaves in clips from Simon Sinek (Rand Corporation), Malcolm Gladwell, Seth Godin, and  talks about our culture’s institutionalized sense of impatience and how to address it.

HOW TO TEACH KIDS PATIENCE

If your kid wasn’t born to wait, you’re not alone. Good news is that patience is actually a skill you can teach.  Sofia shares with WhatsUpMoms’ Elle her three simple and fun ways to do so.

 

WEBSITES

5 TRICKS TO BECOMING A MORE PATIENT PERSON

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HuffPost author offers practical suggestions for cultivating patience.

 

PATIENCE - DON'T LET YOUR FRUSTRATION GET THE BETTER OF YOU

Many of us struggle with impatience. Learn to recognize the physical and emotional symptoms associated with it, and to identify the situations that trigger it. [MindTools]

HOW TO BE A MORE PATIENT PERSON

Anna Goldfarb of NYTimes explains that patience is a modifiable personality trait and offers hope for becoming a more patient person. 

4 TIPS TO HELP YOU BE A MORE PATIENT PERSON

SCIENCE SAYS YOU’LL BE HAPPIER

 Practicing patience makes us  less stressed and more mindful of the things that stress us out.  [Rhett Power, of Inc.]

PATIENCE AND TOLERANCE

LESSONS FROM PUEBLO TRADITIONS

In this TEDx talk, Shayai Lucero blends traditional Pueblo lessons with other traditional ways of thought and her life experiences to share her wisdom about tolerance and patience.

WHAT DOES PRACTICING PATIENCE REALLY TEACH US?

Pushing off immediate gratification helps clarify our perspective and realize what matters most in life.  [Lori Jackson]

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