have more patience

I have a problem with my attitude, which is closely connected to my patience. If I feel even the slightest bit of negativity from someone Im talking to I Immediately turn sour. Which is crazy because I consider myself to be a very genuine, nice person. If someone asks me for something I give it without a thought, I help people, Im not mean to anyone. But my patience is 0, I have none, when things don’t go my way I get an attitude about the situation and feel terrible afterwards and most times shocked at myself..This goal will be a challenge.

“Patience is a virtue”
Wow I never believed any of that rubbish at first but it really is true. Just hang in there a little while longer and it will turn out better :)

I really think kids learn more by watching their parents than listening to them. For this reason, I need to remember to be a Super Model…Role Model that is! I want my daughter to have calm, peace and serenity as she grows. I never want her to waste her time in life being frustrated. Sometimes the wait is were it is at! Im going to learn to find beauty in the journey so Sophie can someday also!

I added this goal because of my children. They are cute, they deserve the best and I want to be a great mother, but sometimes they can make me sooo mad…
I know they test me and how far they can go. I know it’s not their intention to make me mad. They only have to check out things, try this and that and make sure they get what they want, which is a good thing for them to become self-confident.
Knowing all this made it worth to add this goal and try a thing or two:
My son, he will be two in february, never wants his diaper changed. He refuses to lay down and I used to get very tired of discussing with him that it is necessary for him to let me help him. Most of the time I had to push him down, he cried and I comforted him afterwards – but always with a very guilty feeling.
Now I discuss with him for a while then put him into the bed and walk out of his room for a few seconds. He has some time to think and play with his blanket and when I come back, he wants to lay down on his own, no tears or getting mad involved. It works! He gets what he wants, thinks he wins this first little battle and then gets his diaper changed after all.
Just leaving the room for a few seconds also works in other situations and I am much more comfortable now at home with everything: the cats, the kids, my husband and the rest. Very good for my blood pressure! ;-)

Some days I’m really good at this… but some days I have the shortest patience. Haha! I really need to get better at this. (x

I recently uttered words I think I shouldn’t have. That was because I was impatient. I needed some information but the person wouldn’t disclose it to me. I could have just walked away because it was obvious that he didn’t want to play a role in that plan of mine. But I pestered and annoyingly pressured this person even though he took little notice of me. This made me angry and made me say things that I wish I hadn’t.
I need to be more patient, entwined with a lot of understanding.

I seriously get so overwhelmed so quickly. Maybe its a mental inbalance of mine, but all I want is calmness all day long and balance…. and with a 3 yr old and a cranky crying 3 month old.. .thats just not happening.

My son deserves a mom with more patience for his ramblings (he honestly talks 23 1/2 hrs of the day… and a lot of REPEATING) lol

I want to be that cheery pre-school teacher “Just give me a minute, Honey!” all the time.. or at least 1/2 the time… but the truth is Im not. Not yet anyway!

I become extremely impatient with other drivers and I don’t even have to be in a hurry. I just detest driving behind other cars! No one is ever going fast enough for me, hahaha. I know I just need to remind myself to breathe, take some deep breaths and slow down or I could eventually get myself into an accident.

I was trying to do this HORRIBLE homework we’d been assigned and got so frickin angry because I couldn’t do it. That was the turning point for me. I’VE GOT TO STOP.

I really want to work on this goal. I think it affects my mood because every little thing, esp. people just irritate me so much. If I could just let things go and learn to appreciate waiting, my life would be better. To be patient with others seems to really require a lot of compassion so I’m working on that.