The Plan

Learning, practicing and strengthening my levels of patience seems to be one of the critical points in my mentality that I need to be on point with.

History reveals that I have a tendency to rush through life. Rush in accomplishing tasks. Rush through conversations. Rush through everything in a frantic attempt to get things done immediately and/or recover lost time. Time cannot be recovered so, different approaches must be made. I am definitely getting better at abandoning tactics, strategies, patterns and behaviors that have proven themselves, time and time again to be ineffective but patience is the key.

So, out with the old, eh?

This patience, though, it requires some sort of faith, or perhaps 'fortitude' is a more appropriate term. Giving things an honest try and sticking with the plan. Carrying on, knowing that inexperience disallows personal knowledge of what an appropriate time frame might be for me to expect results.

The past ten months yielded many results. Granted, I did rush frantically in some areas. Those areas are when results were less than to be expected.

So, looks like I'm just going to maintain a steady pace trying these new approaches.

Man, time certainly is a peculiar thing.

 

sometimes (often) it's good to just be. we all rush through life too much and don't really take time to enjoy ourselves.

 

Time is weird like that. Some things need to be done quickly, but most really benefit from a relaxed, methodical approach. Taking time to do nothing is time well spent.

IME, all that patience requires is practise. Like anything, the more you do it, the better you get at it, and the easier it becomes. Can't be rushed, but it can be cultivated.

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patience eh??
hmm, i can suggest something for that, ha-hah.

i dont do this often enough, but when i do it becomes a habit, fast.
every day though, waking up and getting started take a few moments to write what you plan on doing, what your goal is for the day, or a primary long-term goal that you have been chiseling away at.
(meditate on the topic) think about what needs to be done to accomplish this, what ever that may be further, and in a more cohesive manner.

then, half way through the day, take your own time to write out how you have progressed, or what you have accomplished, or not and how - and why.
give this some thought, sometimes 2 minutes can really draaag on.

at the end of the day, again go back and jot out what you have done, and how your day did or did not seem to carry out as planned - in good or bad ways, and what you could of done, or not done to of carried out your plan(s).

these are my own words, but im sure you can relate in ways - its a breakfast lunch and dinner for your head and soul - haha - and not always wht you want to see but, such is life..sigh*;-p
it does give a propelling effect to my days after doing so for a few weeks, and provides a good look at myself, my actions and thoughts + the results usually, and breaks up the days nicely - i would and do often find myself bothered if i havent done so.


blah blah - it is a suggestion ;-)

 

Prison can do wonders in teaching one how to be patient. When people ask me how I can stomach 30 hour plane flights I simply laugh. Sitting in a plush reclining chair while watching first run films and being fed by beautiful women as the air conditioner makes things copacetic is nirvana when held up against sharing a 2 by 2.5 meter cage with Tyrone for 3 years. Take it as it comes I say. Glad you are developing patience though...

 

I like that idea, PIP. It would probably drive me nuts, though. 8(

I like that it would force me to STOP and write first thing in the morning as opposed to rushing on in getting the day started. The negative, for me, is that I tend to have to do things precisely in a certain manner. I would end up stressing or anxious if I missed a part of this routine on any particular day.

Maybe I could simply tweak it and make a morning itemized list and simply a mental rundown in the pm as a review?

rach, gratefully, I've never been to prison and can't imagine how boring and stressful that would be. I've been locked up a couple of times but those were simply holding cells until a court case was presented or until I was processed as ROR (released on own recognizance).

 

sure!

... and a god place to start could be challenging and realizing how stressing or being anxious about missing part of your routine, doesnt dictate your emotions or setting for the rest of the day.