Publisher's letter
have come to realize that anything worthwhile in life requires time, patience and persistence. Patience is indeed a gift. It helps us to deal with frustrations and failures without losing our vision or becoming irritated and depressed. It helps us reduce stress and maintain a sense of calmness when we encounter unexpected situations that upset our schedule or require us to wait for something. These situations give us an opportunity to practice disciplined patience.
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Unfortunately, in our society today, we are accustomed to instant gratifi cation and we demand it. We are used to getting what we want, how we want it, where we want it, instantaneously. We have high speed internet, instant messaging, movies on demand and online shopping. We have 24-hour grocery stores and dry cleaners that deliver directly to our door. It’s no wonder why we expect whatever we want to materialize instantly. There’s actually a term for this now called Instant Gratifi cation Syndrome, or IGS, and it is a debilitating disease characterized by emotional servitude to the Now. I’m seeing this more and more with businesses expecting immediate results from an advertisement. The problem is people don’t make split second decisions about healthcare. They need time to get to know a practitioner and build trust that this person is truly going to help them.
When there is no time to wait and be patient, there is often no time to think, to connect to other people at deep levels, or to create lasting memories. Emotional and spiritual maturity requires patience. In the absence of patience there is impa- tience and when impatience rules immaturity follows. Impatience can easily grow into anger, irritability, harsh words and unpleasantness towards others. Typically, most fi ghts start with impatience over little annoyances or inconveniences.
We will experience much more success when we are patient with ourselves
and others. Think of it as an opportunity to refl ect on where you are now and how far you have come. Sometimes we fi nd that situations that require us to be patient are invaluable opportunities to realize that we are on the right path or the wrong path. It is a chance to take a step back and make changes to ensure we are on the right path before we reach our destination and realize that we re- ally don’t want to be where we ended up.
Examining nature is a great way to observe patience. It takes time for things
to grow, mature and reproduce. You don't see nature struggling against the natu- ral course of time to speed things up. It is a beautiful unfolding of things occur- ring exactly when they are supposed to. What things in your life are you fi nding that you’re lacking patience with? Are you expecting too much too soon? Take some time in nature to slow down, relax and know that everything will happen exactly when it should.
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