The Wednesday Word: Patience

Oh, yes the difficult word. How many times have you wanted patience, right now? The Cambridge Dictionary defines patience as “the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed.” Not always easy is it? As a caregiver to a husband with physical challenges I have been getting a crash course in patience, not always with passing grades. TheContinue reading “The Wednesday Word: Patience”

Sunday Inspiration

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson We moved to a wooded lakeside area when Bob retired. It is beautiful but life here is not always wonderful. After all people live here. But it does remind me to slow down, watch the sunrise, breathe in the fresh air and sit byContinue reading “Sunday Inspiration”

Simplicity, Patience, Compassion

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasure. — Lao Tzu Simplicity, patience and compassion are the greatest things we can possess. We may spend years of struggle seeking after them only to discover there were right there waiting for us all along.