We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.

No one looks or feels attractive when angry.

Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.

Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.

Observe & accept what ever arises & know that everything is as it needs to be.

The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion.

Being a senior doesn’t automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.

Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience.

One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.

Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.

While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.

The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart.

We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.

Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.

Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.

Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.

Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.

To forgive does not mean to condone.

The erruption of feelings & emotions that follows a near-death exerience, or any event that causes us to stop & look deeply at the reality of our lives, is ripe with the potential for insight...

To forgive does not mean to forget.

Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.

An open beginner’s mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.

Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.

Patience has all the time it needs.

We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.

We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the person we used to be, or think we are.

Our greatest happiness comes from the experience of love & compassion.

Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.

Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.

You cannot control the results, only your actions.

Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.

Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.

Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity.

There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.

Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.

Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one’s self.

Don’t believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that – thoughts.

Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.

Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience.

Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.

A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.

One doesn’t have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.

The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.

We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.

The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.

You actions are your only true belongings.

True patience is grounded in wisdom & compassion.

Our actions speak for us & they speak loudly.

When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.

The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.