That’s a good suggestion!

Empathy is so important, that’s a great way to figure out how to find it in a frustrating situation.

To be honest, I find myself to be totally patient when dealing with old fashioned people to people transactions, be it bartenders, repairmen, in line at the grocery. I find myself far more impatient and annoyed with automated transactions, such as on the phone, or at say a kiosk at the airport. I think it stems from…

Yes! There’s obviously a lot to cope with in this modern world, but more and more of us seem to be dealing with the conflict in our lives by learning to thrive on it. This is a terrible merit badge.

Another method I use is to find comraderie in frustrating situations. It especially works in group settings where you’re gonna be there a while, like airports or festivals.

I was once at a Christkindlmarket that was massively overcrowded. There was supposed to be a line for the mulled wine, but naturally, many…

I don’t necessarily create a narrative to do so, but patience is intrinsically linked to compassion for me. Both for others, and for myself. I try to be kind to those who are just trying to feed themselves or their families, and I try to limit my own stress. It’s gotten to the point where I can’t IMAGINE being as…

It’s okay to not be okay with how others act. This advice is when the annoyance is beyond your control. It’s bad for your health and can lead to bad situations if you start mouthing off.

5 is a great one. I was taught years ago a similar trick to stop feeling almost any negative way (annoyed, tired, angry, bored, etc.). The easiest one is tired. If you feel tired, take a moment and tell yourself ALL the reasons for you to be tired.
-it’s been a long day
-you didn’t get good sleep last night

I don’t see anything at all in here about dealing with in-laws.

I learned patience several years ago. Two days before Christmas and I was in a long checkout line when I noticed that a young girl had cut in front of me. I was furious and about to confront her when I saw she was wearing a name tag from the store next door. I thought she must be on her break and doesn’t have a lot of…

Oh yeah, I can definitely understand how it can be annoying if you have to sit at a green light forever, waiting for the car up front. But I mean, if the car directly in front isn’t already physically moving forward the second it goes green, she would lay on the horn. I can deal with a couple of seconds without even a…

That’s rough but I can kind of understand the green light thing. Most of the time I have to remind myself I have quicker reflexes than a lot of people but there was literally a day where I sat at the same traffic light for 3 cycles because the idiot 3 cars up just wouldn’t move, worse off it’s one of those terrible…

Yeah, I guess I’m glad this is not my problem. If anything, I need to get annoyed a little more often; I’m too passive as a rule.

I once dated a woman that had a terrible problem with impatience. She was the type that would be honking at the car ahead of her if they weren’t on the gas the very second the stoplight turned green, or would make a rude comment in line at the grocery store if she had to reach across to get one of those little divider…

Patience is such an underappreciated skill. The amazing thing about it is that it is a gift that gives and gets. The person being patient gets the reward of not getting annoyed. The other person receives the benefit of not having to be abused by the patient person.

I used to be the impatient and angry type, but using these tips I’ve become so much more at peace with the world. In fact I’m sitting here in my car in line at Starbucks thinking about how angry I used to be and I can only smile. Even the car in front of me that can CLEARLY move forward and place their order doesn’t…

There’s only one step needed to find patience: