Weak with Patience = A Week of Patience
Days 7-13
I realize that the 29-Day Giving Challenge is about giving something every day. And I am; it just so happened that it took 7 days to give the same thing away, fully.
I have never been a patient person—I get excited really easy and I'm very driven, I love challenges and enjoy doing the work I do. But, patience? I just can't do it. I almost always give people their birthday or xmas presents early because I just can't wait to give it to them!
We recently (less than two months ago) moved to a new city, in a new country. So, there are lots of things to adjust to and it's always hard, for anyone. But for in impatient person, I've noticed, it is really difficult. Thus - the week of patience!
This last week I have given a patience a go, actively, consciously, every day. Whether it is to people on the sidewalk that seem to be on an imaginary pull string so they are, none of them, able to move around you; the public transportation (that resulted in me walking for an hour and a half to get home yesterday); the grocery store that is PACKED with shoppers (with shopping carts on similar pull strings to the pedestrians outside); and so on. If you are used to all of these things, then that's that. But when you are adjusting to life in a new place, it can all compound to make a person crazy!
Instead of letting that happen, I wanted to practice a lot of patience and see if I couldn't just get by in the same city without all the frustrations.
The first few days, I felt like I was trying my best and still frustrated—like I was the only one trying. But by the end of the week, well, I'm feeling a lot better! I'm not going to say that I'm now a patient person, because I'm not. I might be missing that complete gene. :) I am enjoying little things more though, and feeling happier and more at home. It just took a bit of patience and things fell into place.
Excited for the next 16 days of the challenge!
I realize that the 29-Day Giving Challenge is about giving something every day. And I am; it just so happened that it took 7 days to give the same thing away, fully.
I have never been a patient person—I get excited really easy and I'm very driven, I love challenges and enjoy doing the work I do. But, patience? I just can't do it. I almost always give people their birthday or xmas presents early because I just can't wait to give it to them!
We recently (less than two months ago) moved to a new city, in a new country. So, there are lots of things to adjust to and it's always hard, for anyone. But for in impatient person, I've noticed, it is really difficult. Thus - the week of patience!
This last week I have given a patience a go, actively, consciously, every day. Whether it is to people on the sidewalk that seem to be on an imaginary pull string so they are, none of them, able to move around you; the public transportation (that resulted in me walking for an hour and a half to get home yesterday); the grocery store that is PACKED with shoppers (with shopping carts on similar pull strings to the pedestrians outside); and so on. If you are used to all of these things, then that's that. But when you are adjusting to life in a new place, it can all compound to make a person crazy!
Instead of letting that happen, I wanted to practice a lot of patience and see if I couldn't just get by in the same city without all the frustrations.
The first few days, I felt like I was trying my best and still frustrated—like I was the only one trying. But by the end of the week, well, I'm feeling a lot better! I'm not going to say that I'm now a patient person, because I'm not. I might be missing that complete gene. :) I am enjoying little things more though, and feeling happier and more at home. It just took a bit of patience and things fell into place.
Excited for the next 16 days of the challenge!
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Comment by Stacey S. on November 11, 2008 at 1:32pm - how awesome for you. i can;t wait to hear about your next days!
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