Today was one of those days that gets in the way of itself. I did not have time for a morning walk. I hoped to do it in the afternoon, but those chances were shredded by the demands of others' schedules.
patience. Today was a good time to exercise that gift.
Years ago, as I entered a path toward more mental and spiritual harmony and balance, I read, "One moment of patience can save a life. A moment of impatience can destroy one." I try to fight against the forces that spoiled my healthy routine, yet I lose. Somewhere in the back of my thoughts a serene voice softly whispers, "patience." The word comes from Latin, and means to suffer or endure. The French writer Alexandre Dumas went so far as to say, "All human wisdom is summed up in two words, wait and hope." For me, that is a spiritual exercise.
I never had much patience in my youth, because I was a stickler for order. A day like the one I experienced today - where most activities roll outside my control - would have sent me into a tail spin. But the gift to tamp one's enthusiasm, or angst, is vital.
The results that I have experienced thus far on this journey to physical, mental and spiritual harmony and balance sometime make me anxious. I want to see the promised changes occur as quickly as possible, and sometimes forget my path is a road, not a highway. My new life habits will stick at times, and at times get broken. When I endure the breaks and come back, the strength of patience is clear. I have learned to wait as I hope.
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