Patience Power

MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006

"Patience and perserverence have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." --- John Quincy Adams

When I saw this quote the other day, I was struck by its poignancy ... and I knew I wanted to write about it. I don't know about you, but patience has never been my "strongest suit." I'm not too bad in the perserverence department, but as far as patience goes ...

Life, as most of us know it, certainly doesn't nurture the quality of patience, either.  We live in such an instantaneous world, that it takes our conscious intention to just slow down.

One thing I know for certain is that to the degree that I can become quiet and "tune in" to my own natural rhythm, my ability to be patient increases accordingly. Of course, spending time resonating with Nature's Rhythm helps immeasurably ... as does having an awareness and faith in Divine Order and Timing.