As I spent the better part of 7 hours on Valentine's Day constructing an amazing 845 piece Lego creation with my son, I realized that in my last blog post about patience I only looked at what I found to be lacking. If I'm going to be fair during this self-assessment, I need to acknowledge and appreciate the parts of my life where I think I'm full of patience. Patience fills me as I watch the Lego Movie for the 3rd time on a Saturday, or listen to the same commentary on the same video every night for a week.
The more I think about this, it is more about enduring what is while waiting for what is to come. Part of that is accepting that my time-table means very little in the grand scheme of things. Just because I am frustrated that I don't understand why the timing is the way it is doesn't mean that I'm supposed to just sit there and wait for the time to pass ... When I begin to feel impatient I start to dig into why I feel as I do. Often, the deeper I dig, the more patience I am filled with. It isn't instant, I don't think it is supposed to be. These moments of impatience bring with them moments of self-discovery and deepened awareness.
We are all imperfect in our humanness, so we are each bound to disappoint others - often the people we care most about. Not only should we be patient with each other, but we should show ourselves the same gentleness.
Happy Valentine's Day!
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