Patiently Allowing the Good Stuff to Flow :)

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” ~ Saint Augustine

I always thought that patience was something that I would sort of magically acquire when I ‘grew up’.
But I grew older, and patience never ‘happened’ ;)
I’ve always been a ‘quick’ person – I think quickly, I walk quickly, I talk quickly, I move quickly (my fingers are flying over the keyboard as I type this!), I’m always moving, I’m always in a hurry, and I’m naturally impatient  :)
So sitting still and having patience is something I’ve had to learn :)

"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg -  not by smashing it." ~ Arnold Glasow

The thing is, it’s not so much that one learns patience, it’s more that one learns to ‘be patient’, because it’s the only way stuff happens properly – it’s the natural order of things.
Life unfolds as it does :)

"No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen." ~ Epictetus

We all want things “Now Now NOW!” but it’s often our own impatience that undermines our success and sabotages our happiness :(
Things may not always happen in the time that we (mostly unrealistically) expect, but everything is always happening perfectly, in its right time :)
And the best thing we can do is to put our faith into action and then Get Out of our own way!

When we’re fretting and stressing about ‘why things aren’t happening!’, we start forcing and insisting and creating more resistance, which isn’t helpful.
We don’t make our most inspired choices when we’re stressed, and often we just mess everything up when we’re in a hurry!

'The biggest pitfall as you make your way through your life is impatience.' ~ Susan Jeffers

We’ll throw up our hands and say “Ok, that’s it! It’s just not going to happen”, when we’ve barely given ourselves a chance. We give up on all our efforts and we give up on what we really want, and then move onto the ‘next best thing’.
But we can’t expect our gardens to grow and blossom, when we keep digging up the seeds!

Adopt the pace of Nature;
her secret is patience.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Since I’ve learned to become still (through meditation, and awareness), I’m a lot more patient than I was, and I’m consciously aware when I find myself slipping into impatience and anxiety. I’m approaching everything a lot more patiently these day, and it’s paying off :)
I don’t put myself under the same amount of pressure that I used to, and I don’t allow anyone else to put pressure on me either :)

I know that I'm exactly where I'm meant to be, and everything is unfolding in its perfect time :) And so it is :)

Here's to Rocking Your Wonderful Life with patience :) Allow the Good Stuff to unfold and flow and Get Your Glow On! :)

With Love,

 
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• Constantly Recommit to your goals.

It isn’t always easy or convenient to pursue your goals. There are always challenges that test your commitment.

"Whatever obstacles appear in your path, put your head down and get past them. Those obstacles aren't real. They're just God's way of testing you. He's asking you, "Do you want to make it or not?"" ~ Russell Simmons

Accept the challenges as lessons, to help you learn and grow :)

• Be Patient :)

"No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen." ~ Epictetus

Allow yourself as much time as it takes, and don’t become frustrated and try to rush things.

"He who would learn to fly one day must learn to stand & walk & run & climb & dance; one cannot fly into flying." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

If you’re thinking and acting with intent, you are making progress :)

“Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveller walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.” ~ Vernon Howard 

•  Be Courageous

“Courage in the path is what makes the path manifest itself” ~ Paulo Coelho

You are always much braver than you think you are :)

• Be Persistent:

Don’t be put off by setbacks or failure.

“If the first plan which you adopt does not work successfully, replace it with a new plan; if this new plan fails to work, replace it in turn with still another, and so on, until you find a plan which does work. Right here is the point at which the majority of men meet with failure, because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.” ~ Napoleon Hill

Don’t give up on your dreams and desires, even when they seem out of reach.
That’s when it’s time to recommit to your goals and find new ways to get there :)

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” ~ Confucius

Don’t be afraid to try different things, or to do things differently.

“Life is trying things to see if they work” ~ Ray Bradbury

Explore all possibilities and new ways of looking at things.

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

When your goals are aligned to your authentic self, you’ll be inspired to achieve them, as you follow your heart and live Your Most Joyful Life :)

"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life."~ Greg Anderson

Constantly recommit to what's important to you, focus on living Your Most Joyful Life and Get Your Glow On :)

With love,

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