According to the internet, patience is defined as “the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.”
Impatience is the lack of such capacity.
So, am I a patient person?
I don’t think I am but judging myself against this definition, perhaps I am more than I know. .
I don’t get upset stuck in traffic that often.
I rarely get upset when I have to wait in line.
I’m pretty good at just – being when the situation calls for it.
But there are other times when I have no patience.
Like, when I need to pee or when I need to eat.
Or when I’m waiting on my son or husband to collect their things to we can leave the house.
I suppose it has to do with control.
If expressing impatience can make people move more quickly, I express it.
If I don’t think it can, I won’t.
Interesting that I feel way more comfortable expressing my impatience at my family members and that I rarely get impatient with complete strangers.
I suppose this is why I don’t think of myself as a very patient person.
Because when it comes to the people who actually matter to me, I’m not very patient.
I need to do better. And I also know that if I try and practice patience with them I will do better.
Wish me luck.