Practicing PATIENCE keeps me in the flow of my highest good.



One day I drove to the fashion district of Los Angeles to pick up some specific items. My goal was to get there and then get back to the west side before later in the afternoon when traffic would be heavy. As I got to the main street that goes through the middle of the district, I found myself behind an SUV moving at a ridiculously slow speed. Seriously, he was driving under 10 miles per hour, braking very frequently and irregularly as he spoke loudly on his mobile phone while looking out his windows. Over and over, he kept slowing down and almost pulling over before continuing straight. Aaaaargh!! With all disregard to traffic behind him, he was trying (and repeatedly failing) to find his destination. I became increasingly irritated after driving behind him for a few blocks.

What would you do?

I did what many of us would have done and sped around him with a funky look on my face and drove up to my destination about two blocks ahead. When I arrived there, the gate to the parking lot for the store was closed. It was around 11am and I knew that the gate should be open because the store was open. Cars were parked inside the gate in the lot. Frustrated, I hurriedly pulled back onto the street and drove down another block. I paid to park in a public lot and power-walked the block back to the store. As I arrived at the entrance to the store, I saw the parking attendant opening the gate and overheard him explaining to a customer who had been waiting to retrieve her car from inside the gate that he had been in the restroom.

So, folks, you can already guess the moral of this story, right?

Had I simply been patient behind the man in the vehicle in front of me and made my way to the store a few minutes later than I did, the parking lot gate would have been open. I would have saved myself
1. the money I paid for parking,
2. the walk back to the store,
3. the walk from the store back to my car with my bags after shopping,
4. the stress generated in my body from becoming agitated.

Some might even propose that the man on his phone driving in such an absurd manner could have been specifically placed in my day by The Universe to put me exactly where I needed to be. But, in my "infinite wisdom" and ego-furied rush ["Who the hell does this guy think he is? How inconsiderate!!! Doesn't he know I'm driving behind him?!?"], I decided that I would forego all patience and create my own resolve to the situation.

Patience is a tool that allows me to be fully present in each moment.
When I am present, I am most effective in setting, manifesting and allowing  intentions toward my highest good.

Can I find opportunities to be patient today? Can you find opportunities to be patient today?
Can we use those moments to be fully present and open to our highest good?


Affirming All Possibilities for Your Infinite Joy and Abundance,
~Shaun

www.weightloss-7secrets.com




Popular posts from this blog

Why is “Youth Akro Skills" a great way to learn Life Skills?

Why is “Youth Akro Skills" a great way to learn Life Skills ? The United States of America’s National Education Association (NEA) knows that the best way to get students to learn and retain information is to have them being physically active and engaged while learning . “ Teaching that emphasizes active engagement helps students process and retain information. It leads to self-questioning, deeper thinking, and problem solving. Engagement strategies like repetition, trial and error, and posing questions move the brain into active and constructive learning. And such activities can lead to higher student achievement.” - National Education Association Active learning is particularly effective with material that is more abstract and subjective. Active learning also helps bridge language barriers for learners and teachers who speak different native languages from one another. When teaching Life Skills in a 7th grade classroom in Fiji, I get a lot of blank stares from my stu
Read more

Youth Akro Skills Program Teaches Life Skills with Fun and Fitness

Youth Akro Skills is a program created by Shauneille Blair that teaches valuable Life Skills through active engagement in partner-based acrobatics. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Life Skills are the skills and knowledge we need to live healthy lives . The Youth Akro Skills program builds the following 31 Life Skills: asking for help - notice when you need support and practice asking for it apologizing - accept responsibility and work to make things right adaptability - be flexible with expectations, modify and embrace changes balance - give and receive support, improve physical and emotional stability body autonomy - establish and enforce your physical boundaries communication - use effective words to tell others what you need, listen and respond to others’ needs compassion - consider others, use words and actions that are kind to yourself and to others, treat others as you want to be treated conf
Read more

JOY is intention enough. OR Manifestation 101

Image
This is about my decision to be limitless . I am sharing in the hope that my words and experience will inspire you to allow more possibilities for manifesting joy in Your life. Many of us subscribe to the practice of goal-setting. While I believe that goal-setting is helpful, I have found that in some instances, it can foster limitation. When I have been very specific about what I want to achieve, I have achieved just that. Exactly as ordered. Nothing more, nothing less. In several cases, I realized after manifestation that I could have imagined it a little (or a LOT) better. Has that ever happened to you? (The old quote comes to mind, "Be careful what you wish for. You just may get it.") In contrast, when I have held a more broad intention, focusing only on the JOY I would experience with manifestation of my desired situation or object, results have been phenomenal and far greater than expected. In the past 8 months, I have received a strong message to allow more
Read more