Patience

Perfecting Patience

Tsoknyi Rinpoche | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Pain, Fear, Anger, Patience, Bodhichitta, Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhism, Suffering, Spiritual Development, Personal Growth, Spirit, Have Patience, Personal Development, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News

When we encounter situations that requires patience, can we look at it as an opportunity to be the person we already are?

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Do You Yell at Your Kids? Do You Think They Deserve It?

Jennifer Lehr | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Punishment, Anger, Patience, Parenting, Yelling, Self-Regulation, Compassion, Discipline, Parents News

You are the adult in the relationship and so it is up to you to calm yourself so that you don't take your anger (likely derived from fear) out on your kid.

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What The Buddha Might Say To President Obama

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Interconnectedness, Politics, Kindness, Patience, Gay Marriage, Buddha, Compassion, Media, Buddha Obama, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

To find unity, we have to go beyond those differences; we have to surrender our own needs for the benefit of all. In the process, our enemies can teach us great patience and even compassion!

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Overcoming Difficult People

Melissa Van Rossum | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Acceptance, Emotions, Patience, Competitiveness, Law of Patient Acceptance, Tolerance, Behavior, Culture News

Isn't it interesting how we expect others to behave in a certain way so we can feel good about ourselves? And then when people don't behave as we want them to, we feel so disappointed and angry -- when really, most times, we're not actually surprised at their actions?

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Allowing the Time to Heal

Eldon Taylor | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Healthy Living, Healthy Living Body, Psychology of Belief, Health, Beliefs, Patience, Healer, Belief, Healthy Living Spirit, Wisdom, Healthy Living News

When you are both patient and healer, remember to be patient and allow time -- time to listen and time to distance and, finally, time to heal.

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7 Vows of Compassion for Political Candidates

Judith Orloff MD | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Elections, Politics, Empathy, Ego, Patience, World Leaders, Loving, Political Canditate, Power, Political Leaders, Campaign Promises, Compassion, Mindfulness, Video, Healthy Living News

You can call me naïve, but I believe that to save the human race and this magnificent planet we are on, compassion must be part of our daily prayer.

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Disability Etiquette: Think Ability, Not Disability

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Guide Dog, Visual Impairment, Patience, Mental Condition, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Physical Condition, Disability Etiquette, Hearing Device, Physical Disability, Etiquette Rules, Etiquette, Proper Etiquette, Emotional Intelligence, Manners, Healthy Living News

Are you worried about being "politically correct" when talking to someone with a disability? Are you afraid you might inadvertently offend a disabled person? If so, you are not alone.

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Acting Out On The Airplane

Lillian Daniel | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Addiction, Airplanes, Patience, Jesus, Addiction & Recovery, New Years 2012, Christianity, Family Values, Religion News

Jesus once said that our family members are not just the ones we share a family tree with, but he never said it would always be tidy and reciprocal.

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Relief Around The Corner: Reflections From Circling The Kaaba

Daliah Merzaban | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Islam, Relief, Umrah, Mecca, Patience, Kaaba, Hardship, Islamic Spirituality, Religion News

Walking around the Kaaba, I was at a vantage point to know that the jams I would get caught in were temporary -- they would end, literally, around the corner. This helped me be patient even when the pressure was greatest.

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holiday mindfulness

Michael Stanclift, N.D. | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Holidays, Thanksgiving Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Community, Patience, Relationship Tips, Impatience, Gratitude, Family, Holiday Mindfulness Tips, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Things are hard all over these days, and the holiday season can magnify our difficulties. Traditionally this was our harvest time, a time to sit down with the community and feast on what we had collectively grown.

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The Secret To Getting What You Want From Customer Service Reps

Daylle Deanna Schwartz | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Courtesy, Respect, Self-Empowerment, Being Nice, Customer Service, Negotiation, Patience, Advice, Women News

Tired of repeatedly yelling "representative" into the phone? There is a tactic that will actually get you somewhere: kindness. Here's how to make kindness work for you.

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Patience Is The Key To Happiness (And How To Cultivate It)

Allan Lokos | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Consciousness, Patience Tips, Ego, Meditation, Patience, Learning Patience, Pride, Motivation, Healthy Living Spirit, Impatience, Happiness, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

It is essential that we learn to be patient with ourselves if we are to be happy, if we are to be trusted, if we are to be a welcome friend to others.

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Kind-ness

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Religion, Relationships, Kindness, Community, Caring, Patience, Love, Spirituality, Healthy Living Health News, Happiness, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

Imagine if we could look at all of the citizens of the planet with kind-ness. If we looked at how alike we are, rather than how different.

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What Hurricane Irene Taught Me About Divorce

Laura Campbell | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Chaos, Transition, Divorce, Transformation, Overwhelm, Evolution, Patience, Development, Separation, Moving Forward, Divorce News

When Irene came through, I had no idea of just how significantly my property had been affected and how long the clean-up would take. My divorce, like Irene, also came tearing through my life, leaving chaos and a major mess behind it.

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Daily Childcare Changes Fathers, Grandfathers Hormonally

The Women's Media Center | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Testosterone, Nurturing, Understanding, Fatherhood, Patience, Parenting, Stay at Home Dads, Parenting post50, Fifty News

The headlines were certainly eye-catching. "Fatherhood Depletes Testosterone" (Los Angeles Times), "Father's Testosterone Drops Steeply after Baby Arr...

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The Paradox Of Patience: How It Can Make You More Effective

Viral Mehta | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Patience, Patience Pays Off, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living Spirit, Why Patience Pays Off, Why Patience Is Important, Healthy Living News

The journey of patience is rooted in knowing that our current reality inevitably gives way to change. But change won't always happen when we think it should.

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4 Tips For Dealing With Difficult People

Judith Orloff MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dealing With Difficult People, Difficult People, Dealing With Frustrating People, Relationships, Love and Relationships, Patience, Frustrating People, Frustration, Being Patient, Healthy Living News

In communication, patience is a powerful emotional currency. As you're more able to tolerate the discomfort of frustration and not blow it by acting out, your relationships will function on a higher level.

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Balanced Life -- 8 Reasons Why Waiting in Line Drives Us Crazy.

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychology, Patience, Mindfulness., Lines, Waiting in Line, David Maister, Impatience, Healthy Living News

Every Wednesday is Tip Day, or List Day, or Quiz Day. This Wednesday: 8 reasons why waiting in line drives us crazy. I'm a very impatient person...

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Are Artists Bored by Their Work?

James Elkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matisse, Labor, Art, Rembrandt, Inspiration, Art History, Work, Artists, Titian, Painting, Boredom, Opalka, Borofsky, Benjamin, Danto, Patience, Impatience, Auerbach, Holbein, T. J. Clark, Arts News

I have been writing about looking slowly, taking time to let the visual world seep into your thoughts. It took me three years, on and off, to learn to...

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Advent: A Four-Week Course On Patience

Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Patience, Wangari Maathai, Advent, Global Ethics, Christmas, God and Patience, Carl Sagan Cosmos, Advent Reflection, Global Oneness, Religion News

Advent waiting is the time of relinquishing our desire to have outcomes our way and on our schedule. Can we trust that what God has in store for us is worthier of wonder and awe than even our deepest hopes?

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Relationships: Time, Trust And Tango

Amy Chan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Chemistry, Healthy Relationships, Emotions, Lust, Wife, Trust, Relationships, Honesty, Patience, Amy Chan, Husband, Love, Amyfabulous, Conscious Relationships, Healthy Living News

Love and romantic relationships can be a very hard thing to understand at times. They're complex, irrational and emotional, and without a proper foundation, they're fragile.

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How Long Does it Take To Look at a Painting?

James Elkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Institute of Chicago, Vision, Stare, Picasso, Gazing, Glimpsing, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Patience, Impatience, Matisse, Mondrian, Looking, Visuality, Glancing, Gaze, Glimpse, Louvre, Glance, Staring, Tintoretto, Painting, Art, Jesus, Christian Art, Christianity, Worship, Arts News

My subject in these posts is how we look at the world. In future columns, I will be writing about all sorts of things, from hieroglyphs to ice halos, ...

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Waiting for Rights Never Works

Waymon Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Equality, Enda, Civil Rights, Waiting, Patience, Obama, Hrc, Democrats, Politics, Dadt, Gay Rights, Midterm Elections, 2010 Midterm Elections, LGBT Rights, Doma, Voting, Politics News

The LGBT community has been blamed, cajoled, insulted, courted, and ignored depending on whether our votes and dollars are needed, yet when it comes time for real leadership on issues that matter to basic, day-to-day rights, we are told to wait.

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Life Is In The Details

Wendy Strgar | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Patience, Daily Work, Relationships, Details, Inspiration, Life Small Things, Appreciating Small Things, Life Details, Appreciating the Small Things, Healthy Living News

Life is nothing if not the details of time and place that identify the work and relationships that define our existence

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The Impatient Society

Terry Newell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Politics, Patience, Change, Media, Politics News

When President Obama took office in January 2009, 76 percent of Americans believed he would "bring needed change to Washington." Within three months,...

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