In what area of your life is your patience being greatly tested and how are you dealing with it?

Answer 1

My relationship. We are both very head strong and it's difficult finding compromise when we both want our own way.

Answer 2

Patience is not magic. It is actually a matter of making a plan and executing it or setting goals and accomplishing them.

A simple scenerio: People at my work ask me where I get the patience to teach X person that just doesn't seem to get it. The answer is simple. If X is really having trouble learning a task and it feels like its taking way too long, then I break it down into parts and focus on training them on each part of the job or task. Each time X masters a part, we both see progress. It breaks the time involved down into pieces and when you see progress it tends to eliminate the issue of patience. Now, if X just can't seem to learn one of the parts, then I have a time limit in my plan. If the time limit is reached, I know its time to either find a job or task better suited to the individual and if there is none, then X is going to need to look for another job.

My daughter lost her patience with the waiting period before she was able to take her driving test. She was really frustrated. We sat down and talked about the situation. I asked her if she has any control over the time of the waiting period. She said no. I asked her then, why do you waste so much energy on something that you have absolutely no control over. She got a little upset with that. But in the end, we came up with a plan. We broke down the 7 weeks she had to wait into blocks of one week. She couldn't control or change the time frame of 7 weeks, but she could control what she did with the 7 weeks of time. Week 1, she agreed to practice every driving every day and honing her skills to help guarantee that she would actually pass the driving test when the 7 weeks past. This gave her the opportunity to avoid the frustration and impatience of having to wait another time period before she could take the test again. Week 2, she decided to talk to her boss about working more hours so she could better afford the car she wanted. He agreed. So she was able to affect the outcome having the car she wanted once she had her license. She took week 3 to set up her classes in college with a counselor. So on and so on. Patience was no longer an issue. She was busy on the things she could affect or control in the meantime instead of wasting her time being frustrated and fretting about how long she had to go to get her license.

Patience is simply a matter of how you deal with the situation. That means making a plan and setting goals on the things you can control to help influence a better outcome. It may mean using the time to work on other projects or things that you can control in the meantime. It may mean you consider what is trying your patience and decide, done with that, I'm on to something better.

Answer 3

In a relationship for 5 years with a man I do not love. He is very kind, generous and would probably do many things for me..IF I ASK! I feel REALLY tried when observing some of his idiosyncrasies...I cant relate to them...and growing more resentful at myself for staying in this relationship. How I deal with these feelings is by writing in a journal, talking with my friend and PRAYING. I trust I am right where I'm supposed to be in my life today and that Gods plan for me is far greater than any I can imagine on my own.

Answer 4

the *#!!*** stock market.

the way i am dealing with it is keeping my head down and continuing to play to the best of my ability. life is nothing more than a giant card game. some of it is luck and some of it is skill. either way, the only way to improve your score is to continue to play until you get lucky or improve your skill (or both). ever notice how the house always wins in Vegas? thats because they never stop playing! it's always a numbers game

Answer 5

I aint got no specific time, bcause you kow im trying to take it cool no matter what... but its being put to the test many times because of different things.i just remember one of the greatest Tupac shakur questes: "if u make it thru the night, there's allways a brighter day".

Answer 6

My work. I am picking up my marbles and going home in one case, and in the other job I am trying to spend more time getting things done to cover every angle on my butt!