
11/06/2025
Can one be inspired by patience?
An answer I so freely gave to being asked what inspired me this week?
Later, I questioned it and sat with it for a while.
Patience with myself is the ultimate dilemma for me lately. If I can't be patient with myself, how can I be that with others?
When I struggle with impatience, I am erratic, frustrated, distracted and the wheel feels as though it keeps turning.
Do I need more structure in my life? Should I be rigid in my routine? I should do more or less or nothing at all. What is the purpose of this? Am I setting enough boundaries? Often it feels like I am spiraling when the mind is full of these questions.
Being patient is a work in progress which is not always visible to me. There are days when I feel despondent and say @ #$% it when it feels too much.
Hence, time with myself brings me to this...
Patience with myself means to undertake one task at a time even it moves slowly.
Patience with myself means leave it for now if you feel stuck in the task and come back to it when you feel rested and calmer.
Patience with myself means to allow and let things flow.
Patience means surrender.
This calls for constant observation of myself. My responses and reactions matter and it is here where I am most patient with myself.
Everything I undertake from caring for someone to caring for myself, from cooking to learning a new skill which may feel daunting calls for my patience.
Do I lose it. Hell yes.
Do I course correct? Hell yes!
Most importantly, I need to be honest with myself and then,
I am inspired by patience, to be patient.
Be Patient with yourself. IT can be a liberating experience.
Love and blessings
Maya