PATIENCE AND THE PROBLEMS WITH PANDORA'S BOX

"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:" THIS IS A QUOTE FROM THE BIBLE. WHEN PATIENCE IS DIMINISHED IN VIRTUE, the "spirit of anger" GROWS IN STRENGTH. HOW ONE AFFECTS THE OTHER WILL BECOME OBVIOUS AFTER READING THIS POST. THERE IS A SPIRITUAL BALANCE IN THE UNIVERSE CREATED AND MANAGED BY ALL OF THE FORCES OF LIFE. THESE FORCES ARE SCIENTIFICALLY ALIGNED AND BALANCED BY OUR THINKING AND BEHAVIORS. there is both rhyme and reason to what we are experiencing. patience is under assault WHICH MEANS ANGER & VIOLENCE IS ON THE RISE. BALANCE IS HOW LIFE ALIGNS. EQUILIBRIUM ON THE SCALE OF LIFE IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH WHAT WE ADD RATHER THEN WHAT WE REMOVE. EVOLUTION IS MORE ABOUT STARTING SOMETHING NEW RATHER THEN ENDING SOMETHING OLD. PROGRESS IS MEASURED FROM ITS DESTINATION. EMOTIONS ARE MANAGED AND MANIPULATED WITHIN THE "REALM OF SPIRIT." ANGER IS THE "PANDORA'S BOX" OF HUMAN EXPRESSION. PATIENCE IS A SPIRITUAL EXPRESSION OF LOVE. WRATH NEEDS A REASON TO CIRCUMVENT LOVE.

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CHOOSE PATIENCE OR BE A PATIENT...PATIENT - ONE WHO SUFFERS

PATIENCE IS A WORK OF LABOR BUT THE PAY RATE MATCHES ITS VIRTUE

Peaceful living is impossible without patience. In life we generally find ourselves in the midst of turmoil without being mentally prepared to patiently deal with it. Patience does not always mean "taking our time," but rather taking "the time" out to prioritize energy and effort. Understanding takes time. Execution takes energy. Efficient effort takes insight. There is no such thing as being "short on" or "running out of" patience. Like muscles, everyone has patience but without exercise, it does not develop. Anyone earnestly seeking to develop true patience will have to perform an in depth self evaluation that examines their experience with anger and its root causes. Anger puts patience on pause. Patience is a virtue. Anger is often used as a vice. Anxiety, despair, disappointment, errors, frustration and all kinds of stress call anger when they want backup. The development of patience will expose us to what causes our anger. We can either pacify our ego by authorizing ourselves to get angry or we can discipline our spirit by expressing anger appropriately. We will continue to lose control of our emotions through anger if we are not willing to relinquish the type of THINKING that permits us to rage against exercising patience. Once we give our spirit the right to get or be angry it will habitually do so. Anger is not the opposite of patience but it is patience's antagonist. We might consider anger as the "yang" to the "yin" of patience. Although they are not in cooperation they often piggy bank from one to another unexpectedly. 

NEW BEGINNINGS TURN over A NEW LEAfs AND wipe OLD SLATES CLEAN 

Many of us seek revenge rather then justice. The "spirits of blame and guilt" are generally accompanied by the desire to punish. Some of us not only get angry but also get mean. Being angry and feeling angry are in fact two different things. We can be angry without sinning against ourselves or others. "Be angry and sin not, let not the sun go down upon your wrath." Our justified anger will give us the right to condemn others, but not the authority. Justice is deliberate, patient and thorough in its rumination. The "spirit of anger often presents itself as apathetic, cruel and unforgiving. We can be mad or upset for many reasons but anger always expresses itself towards an object. Many people holdng anger in perpetuity, are not aware of it and don't know why. Some of us are even angry with God as if God is the cause of our problems. As free moral agents, God has given us control over our own destiny. Blame God, blame the devil but in the end we must blame ourselves. "Imperfect perfectionists" must find faults in others to maintain their illusions. Not exercising patience towards imperfection demonstrates characteristic that are the exact opposite of a merciful and loving God of grace. Anger is normal and is needed at times, but anger should never be our first line of defense. Anger has its good uses. The idea is not to get rid of anger but to manage it. Anger has attitude, expressions, feelings and looks. Sometimes we need anger  to overcome our own selfish emotional attachments to our children and loved ones. Whenever we "enable" behaviors, we also "prevent" growth. Impatience is selfish. By avoiding or mitigating the lessons of life we rob our loved one's of learning the discipline that only comes through patience and suffering. No one in their right mind wants to see their loved ones suffer. But anyone familiar with the Bible or the ways of life knows that "tribulation and the trying of faith worketh patience." When we let patience have its way we will discover that we cannot discipline a disease, argue with an illness or punish a sickness. Patience eventually will introduce us to its brother named discernment. Together they provide access to relatives like insight and understanding.

PATIENCE IS NOT A VIRTUE! eXERCISING IT IS...

Why is it important to exercise patience and control anger? Think about it; most violence is rooted in anger. Not only violence but the rhetoric of violence promotes the invisible hostility of indignation. Maybe that's why the criminal justice system often gives sentences that also mandate attending anger management classes. Anger's destructive effect is easy to recognize. Anger only requires something to seem unfair to justify its expression. During that moment, if we are capable of true introspection, we actually feel that anger can somehow "even the score" or change the situation. Therefore the anger "seems" to have value beyond how it makes us feel. There can be some value to anger if it is expressed in time to prevent or negate the offense, but MOST of the time we get angry and remain angry after the fact. By reacting to a situation in an angry manner rather than a patient one, we inadvertently create negative energy that can further exacerbate the situation. Resentment arises when we try to fight a fight for others that they seemingly aren't fighting for themselves. Anger is sure to follow; they are first cousins. We can lower our expectations without lowering our standards by seeing life though the lenses of addiction and disability that calls for rehabilitation. Enduring throughout the days, weeks, months or years of turmoil guarantees patience, and results that only patience can deliver. Our failure to exercise patience can be a death sentence in the long run. Not only does anger create tension but it also raises our blood pressure. We can only control our own destiny while we try to influence the destiny of others. No matter how we look at it, anger should never rule its a dangerous tool, don't be fooled! 

PATIENCE: a virtuous quality characterized by calm endurance when dealing with difficult circumstances; PERSEVERANCE when facing provocation or delay; not reacting negatively to annoyance or anger; FORBEARANCE when under stress, particularly that which is long-term; steadfastness when faced with difficulties; bearing misfortune or pain without loss of temper.