I was an impatient person. I have been impatient all my life. But I have always been in denial about how impatient I actually am.
I blame it on genetics, because my father was an impatient person. And his father was an impatient person.
I blame it on the circumstances, because it is a stressful situation, and in a stressful situation, I should be impatient.
I blame it on others, because the boss wants this by 4pm, and it’s already 3pm.
Of all the things or people I blame my impatience on, I have never blamed it on myself.
I know better now.
I know I am impatient.
I am also a Tai Chi student, which is supposedly the calm and soothing exercise.
As zen as it sounds, Tai Chi does not give you the calming effect.
It is what you put into Tai Chi that gives you the calming effect.
It is what you use Tai Chi for that gives you the calming effect.
I occassionally still get into the habit of blaming the outside world when I am impatient.
But now, I have learnt, and am still learning a lot of strategies that makes my impatience irrelevant.
This is my attempt to bring some of my very own lessons on patience into the impatient world that we live in.
Join me, as we overcome impatience together.
