Sit. Stay.
I used to joke that I didn't have a mean streak; I had a nice streak. The rest of me was mean. It seems fitting to say I have a patient streak...
Something that came to me the other day:
When I'm getting ready at home to go somewhere, I leave when I am ready. Therefore, I try to get my timing as such that when I'm ready, it's the right time to leave. (Granted, this in itself can cause stress if I start "on time" and things don't all go as planned... That's another post.) Something that has caused a bit of pissiness in me is when my partner and I are getting ready and he's not ready when I think we should leave. Now, sometimes my impatience is legit for he is running late. I've even driven without him to prevent my temper from having a heyday. It has caused some stress, but not nearly what my tantrum would have. However, often it's just that he's not ready and I am - there's plenty of time before we have to leave. When this occurs, why get all pissy? Well, it's because there's not enough time for me to work on something or get into anything. I don't know what to do with the extra time. (You've probably already got where I'm going with this.) Why do I have to do something? Why not just sit down and have a moment's peace? Epiphany! Yeah, I know... The obvious usually completely evades me. But, eventually I often get it.
Here's to a small, simple way of growing that patient streak.
Something that came to me the other day:
When I'm getting ready at home to go somewhere, I leave when I am ready. Therefore, I try to get my timing as such that when I'm ready, it's the right time to leave. (Granted, this in itself can cause stress if I start "on time" and things don't all go as planned... That's another post.) Something that has caused a bit of pissiness in me is when my partner and I are getting ready and he's not ready when I think we should leave. Now, sometimes my impatience is legit for he is running late. I've even driven without him to prevent my temper from having a heyday. It has caused some stress, but not nearly what my tantrum would have. However, often it's just that he's not ready and I am - there's plenty of time before we have to leave. When this occurs, why get all pissy? Well, it's because there's not enough time for me to work on something or get into anything. I don't know what to do with the extra time. (You've probably already got where I'm going with this.) Why do I have to do something? Why not just sit down and have a moment's peace? Epiphany! Yeah, I know... The obvious usually completely evades me. But, eventually I often get it.
Here's to a small, simple way of growing that patient streak.
