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ne of the stories I tell myself is that I’m not a patient person, yet multiple facets of my life require patience – and here I am living it! • As a mother, I am required to adjust my speed every day. • As an editor, I must release my expectations of perfection.
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• As an intelligent person, I have to wait for the country to catch up. • As a WOMAN, I often forgive patriarchal slights embedded in our society.
Choosing to believe that I’m not patient, though, gives me a ready excuse for those times when I let myself or others down. The story is convenient that way. And I feel safer letting myself off the hook. On the other hand, every time I blame myself for “losing it” once again, I’m missing out on the opportunity to be aware and to get to know myself better—far greater rewards than convenience or safety. What if—instead of not being patient or being patient—I just am who I am? What if I’m just a person, who is sometimes anxious and sometimes at ease? What if I just accepted each moment as it comes and lived within that moment without judgement or criticism? In fact, just recognizing that nothing is as simple as I often tell myself it is brings me an abundance of possibility and a wealth of potential experiences. If I am aware, I am, in fact, being patient. This is what I want for myself and my family, and this is what I want for each of you.
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