"Have patience with every one, but especially with yourself."- Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva
If you want to achieve great things in your life, do not rush the process. Patience is powerful. It is stronger than you think. If you have it, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
"He that can have patience can have what he will."- Benjamin Franklin
Things will happen when the time is right. You can't force things to happen. Life is patience.
And with patience, you can see what is going on around you. You can see what is going on within you. With patience, you can ask yourself the right questions. You can see through yourself.
Why? Because you are not in a hurry. You are with yourself. You are right in the moment. When you are in the moment, you can focus on what is.
And it takes patience to live in the moment. And it takes patience to work with other people. And it takes patience to be yourself, to discover who you are, to figure out what you like, to figure out what you do not like, and to face your life.
If you want to conquer yourself, do not rush the process. Just be patient with yourself.
What are you planting? What are you doing to change your life? What are you doing to get yourself from where you are to where you want to be?
If you want to do anything, now is the right time. If you want to study, learn something, improve your skills, now is the time. Remember, according to Leo Buscaglia, “Change is the true result of all through learning.”
If you want to grow, learn something new. If you don’t like what you are getting, then learn something new. The more you learn, the more you will know. And the more questions you will ask. Anthony de Mello said, “When we don’t accept or follow, but question, investigate, penetrate, there is an insight out of which comes creativity, joy.” Do not just follow the crowd.
Ask the right questions. Know what you want. Know where you are going. And most importantly, know what you do not want.
“If our life here is anything, it is a preparation for the life to come.”- Robert Collier
Whether you like it or not, everything you do in your life is a seed.
Resentment is a seed. Fear is a seed. Love is a seed. Courage is a seed. Happiness is a seed. Hate is a seed. Work is a seed. Exercise is a seed. Learning is a seed. Envy is a seed. Thought is a seed. Laziness is a seed. Focus is a seed. Patience is a seed. Positive attitude is a seed. Money is a seed. Like it or not, everything is a seed.
So if you want to achieve greatness in your life, you must plant the right seeds. If you want more money, then sow the seeds of work. Robert Collier said, “We are all sowers, and the seeds we sow in good ground are seeds of success, of riches and happiness. Every word we speak, everything we do, is a seed.”
Before you do anything, make sure you know what you are getting yourself into. “Pick your soil” wisely.
Further Reading:
Collier, R., The Life Magnet: Put Your Mind At Your Command- And Win At Life! (New York: Penguin Group, 2010): 242-244, 374-375.
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