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Man, I have BATTLED impatience for years, and have made great strides in dealing with the feeling. The first step for me was gaining recognition the moment I began to feel impatient. If you can begin to cultivate awareness of the precise moment you begin to get that crazy way, then you are halfway to conquering it.
For me, once I notice impatience creeping up on me I just stop what I'm doing and just breathe on it. I think about why I'm impatient and try to look at myself from the 10,000 foot level. Then I just BREATHE on the awareness...and soon the feeling begins to dissipate amid the perspective I am purposefully giving myself.
But MAN, its hard....you have to 1) want to do it and 2) work hard every day to habituate it....but isn't it worth it?? |