Patience is a superpower

As I sit here at my desk waiting for the sun to crest over the mountains I am reminded of the power of patience.

This week has been a test of patience. My Twitter account got shodowbanned, one of my larger clients is late with a payment, Spring is officially here but it’s still cold and rainy, and Every day this week that I have walked into my office I have tripped over and stepped on my daughters toys all over the floor.

But,

I wouldn’t change it for the world.

These little things got me thinking about a saying I use often, “If it was easy, everyone would do it.” And realistically, none of these things are bad, hard, or really any sort of a problem more than a minor inconvenience.

It is one week later and my Twitter account is un-banned. My client is still late with the payment, but other clients have paid. It is raining but I know spring will be here in full force soon and I will be able to work outside on the patio.

And one day, my daughter will no longer play with toys, she will grow up, and I will miss here trying to move everything she owns into my office so she can be closer to Daddy while she plays.

All of these things are just a part of a life. And even the frustrations and tests of patience are amazing reminders of how good life is. If we think of them that way.

You see, everything is all about perspective. A problem is only a problem if you think it is. You could just as easily see a problem as an opportunity with the right mindset.

Suffering is only suffering if you call it so.

It reminds me of a picture I recently posted on Twitter.

Most people see the young woman, looking away, with her whole life ahead of her. But, there is also the old woman with a tired eye and a narrow lipped grimace.

Every situation in life can be looked at the same as this. Either as an opportunity waiting with tons of life and opportunity ahead, or a withered old situation, just waiting for ways to get out of it.

The choice is yours.

Choose wisely.

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Don’t forget, life happens for you, not to you.

Once you take 100% responsibility for everything in your life the entire path of your life changes.

Twitter account get shadowbanned, I probably posted something, somehow, that the algorithm found objectionable. I caused it.

Client is late with payment. I chose the client, I did the work, I did not follow up for payment as much as I could have. I caused it.

It is still cold and rainy here. I chose to live here, I chose stay here. I caused it.

Stepping on toys on my office floor. I love it when my family is close to me. It let her bring toys into my office. I caused it.

I cannot get upset at things I cause in my life. I either accept them, live with them, and enjoy them.

Or,

I make a change. I learn from the situation. And I make things better.

You always have a choice.

Choose wisely.