Showing posts with label Peace of Mind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peace of Mind. Show all posts

Friday, October 29, 2010

Patience - Manage Your Expectations of People and Events

When you’re trying to make things happen, you can get frustrated if people or situations slow you down. You achieve peace of mind by recognizing what you can and cannot change.



What types of people and situations “try” your patience? How can you adjust your attitude and expectations so they don’t bother you as much?
"Give wind and tide a chance to change." - Richard Byrd, American explorer

“Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.” - Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman

"No great thing is created suddenly.” - Epictetus, Greek philosopher

"The twin killers of success are impatience and greed." - Jim Rohn, American author
“God give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed; courage to change the things that should be changed; and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” - Reinhold Niehbuhr, American theologian