In the sixth instalment of Wild Minds—The Headless Club, a series that explores the qualities of inner warriorship, Howie B explores patience, both with ourselves and with others.
In a soundscape that is meant to guide you towards opening your mind to the human journey, we invite you to get comfortable, preferably with your eyes closed, and consider your own path towards patience.
Impatience reflects a dualistic dissatisfaction with present experience and an attachment to anticipated experience. Patience is, however, transformative: Patience—or forbearance—is the ability to let go of such judgment.
Cultivating patience and a positive psychology can help us be less reactive with others and overcome challenges so we can make better decisions.
The virtue of patience is further characterized by the ability to endure everything from adversity such as heartbreak to mundane frustrations such as a slow-moving cashier.
If we aren’t born with patience, we learn it. We can train our minds to be open to, accept, and be fully aware of all experiences. A person who develops patience develops both kindness and strength.
We exist in a world of immediacy. Slow down, take a minute, and breathe. Practice tolerance, endurance and acceptance of life’s imperfections. Good things really do come to those who wait.
