“Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is “timing” it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.” ― Fulton J. Sheen
Patience is to remain calm when solving a problem—to proceed at an easy pace as we react to any situation.
Sometimes we are tempted to hurry through a project or other task.
In my profession as a landscape gardener, I have a rule:
“If you get in a hurry, you will mess up.” (loosely translated from the vernacular).
This is a valid and important rule.
Sometimes things go wrong and I am usually able to say, “Well, I got in a hurry.”
We need patience in order to deal with anger, also
My friend Tommy Cobb once told me, “Anger uses up too much energy.”
And I find that to be true.
Patience is freedom.
But patience doesn’t come easy. It takes practice and time.
I lost my vocal cords a while back due to throat cancer. The laryngectomy sent me on a quest to find and learn to use my new, altered voice. I am able to talk now with a really small and neat new prosthesis.
My writing reflects what I have learned in my search for a voice. My site johnschulzauthor.com publishes a daily motivational quote and a personal comment.
I write an article a week for my blog, johntheplantman.com which deals with a lot of the things that I do in the garden.
I am also the author of Requiem for a Redneck and the new Redemption for a Redneck--novels portraying the lives and doings of folks around the north Georgia hills.
I have an English Education degree from the University of Georgia and very happily married to the lovely Dekie Hicks.
You may enjoy my daily Quotes and Notes at
http://johnschulzauthor.com/
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2 thoughts on “Time and Patience”
I am really enjoying your reflections. I find that if I try to hurry in the garden, it becomes a task instead of pleasure. I have to say, though, that if I go to the garden when I am angry, I really get a lot of weeding done:) and feel so much better after my garden therapy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I am really enjoying your reflections. I find that if I try to hurry in the garden, it becomes a task instead of pleasure. I have to say, though, that if I go to the garden when I am angry, I really get a lot of weeding done:) and feel so much better after my garden therapy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks for your comment.