How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in the midst of anxiety, frustration, and inaction.
Do not confuse the suggestion to be patient with the old rule about not having feelings.
Being patient does not mean we go through the sometimes-grueling process of life and recovery without having feelings! Feel the frustration. Feel the impatience. Get as angry as you need to about not having your needs met. Feel your fear.
Controlling our feelings will not control the process!
We find patience by surrendering to our feelings. Patience cannot be forced. It is a gift, one that closely follows acceptance and gratitude. When we work through our feelings to fully accept who we are and what we have, we will be ready to be and have more.
Today, I will let myself have my feelings while I practice patience
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Yep Going thru family crap right now with my daughter. Patience and ownership for me. Let go let GOD do his job. She own's her problems, not me. I was getting all nuts trying to do her and god's job.
THINK THINK THINK The program works if you work it.
ooooooo phil, u really hit the big one with this post
i am doing inner child/ family of origin pain/grief work and i SOOOO want this feeling like crap to end........this am, i am asking my HP "is there a tail to this snake of pain???"
so yeah, lots of feelings, lots of frustration, cuz i want this shit to be BEHIND ME!!!!!!
and i know the process cannot be forced...........aaaaaaaargh!!!!!! rosie
