Quotation for Saturday 4th April 2020

Good morning everyone,

Earlier on today I was thinking about how much patience we have all had to try to learn from the outset of this crisis.

First over the shortages caused by panic buying.

Then a whole new way of shopping, waiting in often long queues to enter supermarkets.

When trying to access online services, there are further inevitable long queues when needing to contact someone, or to get slots for online grocery deliveries.

Finally the big elephant that's in everyone's room. "When will all of this end".

Impatience happens when we can't control a situation. Patience comes when we accept we can't have that control and actively agree to wait in the present moment, instead of chasing after an instant solution.

It's a fast-paced world overall, so I count myself lucky to have lived for a long time in the Caribbean, where I learned the real art of patience. People live a long time in the Caribbean. And they have far much patience too. There's probably a connection.

I learned my patience there, standing in places like banks where the game of cricket being shown on the TVs provided, might get as much attention from the teller, as you. I could either fight it, and end up frustrated, because nothing would change just for me, or accept that I needed to mould myself around a whole different way of thinking. You could always spot a holiday-maker at the bank or in restaurants, trying to dance a tango when the rest of the population was doing a waltz.

Anyway, with all of that in mind, here's my quotation today.

“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” Anonymous

Hope that helps, and I hope you all enjoy today. ☀️