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Patience alone is not the key. Choosing to be patient is the key.
For example, I was at college taking a bus from North to South Campus. Sometimes the bus will stop at a parking lot that is out of the way to pick up a student. Usually no one needs to be picked up from the lot, but when they do, it always seems to be the time when I am in a big hurry. My day, in that situation, my one friend looked at me and said, "it is situations like this that you can either choose to be patient or get frustrated. Where you can choose to let the situation make you a more patient person or choose to let it make you weaker."
I don't think that patience is as much the key as it a choice or an opportunity. Our choices in life are what make us who we are. Patience will help you achieve many things in live. Choosing to be patient is the key. Through what choices we make through out many opportunities, we will mold our life into the best that it can be.
For example, I was at college taking a bus from North to South Campus. Sometimes the bus will stop at a parking lot that is out of the way to pick up a student. Usually no one needs to be picked up from the lot, but when they do, it always seems to be the time when I am in a big hurry. My day, in that situation, my one friend looked at me and said, "it is situations like this that you can either choose to be patient or get frustrated. Where you can choose to let the situation make you a more patient person or choose to let it make you weaker."
I don't think that patience is as much the key as it a choice or an opportunity. Our choices in life are what make us who we are. Patience will help you achieve many things in live. Choosing to be patient is the key. Through what choices we make through out many opportunities, we will mold our life into the best that it can be.
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Patience the choice for those that had no choice?
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Good question.
No. I don't think that patience is key.
I think that understanding is.
No. I don't think that patience is key.
I think that understanding is.
voted helpful: jeffhoard, bunnyphuphu
Patience is the key, and the door is understanding. We just need to step on through.
Sorry im Patiently waiting for the door to open
I'd have to disagree with both of you and say that I think wisdom is key. With true wisdom there is patience and understanding.
voted helpful: jeffhoard
And how do you achieve wisdom without patience?
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/firefly/images/thumb/1/16/Patience.jpg/250px-Patience.jpg
Patience, an elderly woman, is the matriarchal leader of the backwater moon Whitefall and notorious for having previously shot Mal Reynolds. Despite this, Mal takes the crew to her in order to shift some troubling cargo and, despite her treachery, successfully sells the cargo.
Patience, an elderly woman, is the matriarchal leader of the backwater moon Whitefall and notorious for having previously shot Mal Reynolds. Despite this, Mal takes the crew to her in order to shift some troubling cargo and, despite her treachery, successfully sells the cargo.
I would say that patience is the key to many things. It's also a sign of maturity, as children have a difficult time waiting for things they want. As we get older, we should be able to accept that good things may take time.
According to this article, Patience key in night fishing
http://www.palestineherald.com/outdoors/local_story_161161508.html
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2.) When it comes to night fishing, there is no substitute for patience.
"The only reason I caught that fish was because Joe made me stay there," admitted Martin. "It can be hard to do that when the fish aren't feeding. But if you are after one big bite, patience can definitely be a virtue. We basically waited the fish out until the dinner bell rang."
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But as for life: there’s the old joke about the two buzzards sitting in a tree overlooking a highway. One responds to the other, “Be patient? I’m hungry. Let’s kill something.”
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http://www.palestineherald.com/outdoors/local_story_161161508.html
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2.) When it comes to night fishing, there is no substitute for patience.
"The only reason I caught that fish was because Joe made me stay there," admitted Martin. "It can be hard to do that when the fish aren't feeding. But if you are after one big bite, patience can definitely be a virtue. We basically waited the fish out until the dinner bell rang."
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But as for life: there’s the old joke about the two buzzards sitting in a tree overlooking a highway. One responds to the other, “Be patient? I’m hungry. Let’s kill something.”
Patience is the Key for 2009 according to Morgan Stanley
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voted unhelpful: beefymexican
Patience is for those who have the luxury of time.
Patience is for those that are waiting for opportunity instead of going out and gettting it for themselves.
Patience the the key to letting life slip through your fingers.
Patience is the key to certain locks unfortunanltly you never get passed the first lock. (this is deep think about it)
Patience just a fancy word for wasted time.
TIme is money and patience is expensive.
Patience does not open doors it waites for doors to eventually open.
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Patience is for those that are waiting for opportunity instead of going out and gettting it for themselves.
Patience the the key to letting life slip through your fingers.
Patience is the key to certain locks unfortunanltly you never get passed the first lock. (this is deep think about it)
Patience just a fancy word for wasted time.
TIme is money and patience is expensive.
Patience does not open doors it waites for doors to eventually open.
All original if using in the future please credit Beefymexican.
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Excellent question. I think a few other answerers are reading it incorrectly. You did not ask, "Is patience THE key?" But instead only, "Is patience key?"
The absence of "the" in your question is monumental. Patience is not *the* key, but I believe it is *a* key to having a successful and happy existence.
Impatience is something that I personally struggle with. I despise having to wait in line, traffic, and commercials (yay for Tivo!). However, my career has helped me become a much more patient person. There's no way you can be impatient with a 5 year old who is trying her absolute hardest to learn, yet is still struggling.
I've been learning that when I just slow down and take things in stride, I am much more relaxed and content. Life is too short as it is without hurrying it along. In the immortal words of Aerosmith, "Life's a journey, not a destination."
The absence of "the" in your question is monumental. Patience is not *the* key, but I believe it is *a* key to having a successful and happy existence.
Impatience is something that I personally struggle with. I despise having to wait in line, traffic, and commercials (yay for Tivo!). However, my career has helped me become a much more patient person. There's no way you can be impatient with a 5 year old who is trying her absolute hardest to learn, yet is still struggling.
I've been learning that when I just slow down and take things in stride, I am much more relaxed and content. Life is too short as it is without hurrying it along. In the immortal words of Aerosmith, "Life's a journey, not a destination."
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Patience is surely key here at MAHALO, I have been waiting days now for my tip money to show up.... so I can write some tip questions...
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voted unhelpful: jeffhoard
You can keep track of your tipped activity here. Easiest way to settle this dispute is for you is to find the questions you did not receive a tip on that you were suppose to, present them to us and we will reimburse you.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/3654760488/
I didn't know I was having a dispute!! lol.. I won $3 for best question of the day a few days ago. THAT is in dispute???? OK, I went and looked where you said to look, I have earned way more tips than I can keep track of, and how would I know which ones are which? I was paid 1.25 inthe last few days and I have 3x that many tips coming, and the $3 I won is not even listed!! I have written to contact and 2 individuals and the Hahalo person who ran the contest said she would look into, I had to mark a couple questions as no best answer, but the money never came back to my account. THERE IS NO WAY I can kee track of all that, or figure it all out now. I received private questions when I got to point levels that I answered an didn't get paid for also. I have been very patient, and now after all the money I didn't get (which BTW I return as tips, every cent...) you mark my answer UNHELPFUL!! I just don't get it. I am saddened and now I am out of patience.
Keep the money. I give up.
Keep the money. I give up.
OK. I see. You won $3 for Question of the Day a couple of days ago. So someone sent you a Direct Question stating you won it. You probably have an indicator in your upper right corner of Mahalo stating NEW Direct Question (or multiple)..
Click on it. Reply to your response. If you have not responded already, do so now- then reply to it. THIS IS A BUG IN MAHALO. They are working on it.
By replying to your comment in the original question, you give it that extra bump so then the original ASKER can RATE your answer. THAT is how you get your tip money for a direct question.
If you cannot find it in direct question then the tip has been sent and is closed already.
This applies to everyone. I am SURE there are unhappy people out there due to this bug. The temp fix is simple, just reply to your comment with "bump for tip" or something.
I have proven this solution with at least 4 members, and have notified the staff of this fix, but please PM me if you have any questions.
Click on it. Reply to your response. If you have not responded already, do so now- then reply to it. THIS IS A BUG IN MAHALO. They are working on it.
By replying to your comment in the original question, you give it that extra bump so then the original ASKER can RATE your answer. THAT is how you get your tip money for a direct question.
If you cannot find it in direct question then the tip has been sent and is closed already.
This applies to everyone. I am SURE there are unhappy people out there due to this bug. The temp fix is simple, just reply to your comment with "bump for tip" or something.
I have proven this solution with at least 4 members, and have notified the staff of this fix, but please PM me if you have any questions.
Marked as helpful as I understand the frustration. Disagree with this being the place to vent, but after all like I said in a previous post "this is about money" and its a hot button issue for many people.
So all those times when I had a direct question, which I answered , just sit there answered for days, then disappeared, but no money came, they just expired and took my tip with them????
the answer above by Jeddhoard directs me to the tip total which is (at this moment) 2 dollars less than tips received, and no mention of multiple one dollar tips returned to me, or the $3 best question prize... I figure I am missing at least $6 in tips, probably more..
Possibly they just expired.
bug fixed.. seems to work fine now... thanks mahalo gods!
Patience is definitely key. Patience allows us to stop long enough to close our mouths, open our ears, and realize the world around us. Patience allows us to work through the distractions to come to understanding and wisdom. As our patience grows, so does our tolerance and as our tolerance grows, so does our patience, and so on, until we have risen above adversity and conflict to a new plane of existence called compassion and love, understanding and accepting that everyone is doing the best they can with what attributes and talents they have been given in this life.
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patience is the lock..............key is one's awareness...........once this lock is opened there is lots and lots to explore............
not always. instead of waiting go out and grab it
This is not your typical Jeff Hoard question is it?
More of an inkblot test than a question. :)
In my view of things, there are no keys, but there are possible attitudes and ways to be in life that may be more constructive and satisfying in many situations than the ways a person finds themselves responding by default.
When it comes to patience, the famous Serenity Prayer sums it up beautiffully:
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
The prayer is attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, but is possibly centuries old, and has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other organisations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/11prayer.html
More of an inkblot test than a question. :)
In my view of things, there are no keys, but there are possible attitudes and ways to be in life that may be more constructive and satisfying in many situations than the ways a person finds themselves responding by default.
When it comes to patience, the famous Serenity Prayer sums it up beautiffully:
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
The prayer is attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, but is possibly centuries old, and has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other organisations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/11prayer.html
I just recently learned that the poem actually is a bit longer:
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next. Amen.
http://www.allaboutprayer.org/serenity-prayer.htm
I am currently writing an article on what this means to me and how it can be applied to daily life in practical terms, and will post it on my blog once completed.
http://addictionrecoveryresources.blogspot.com/
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next. Amen.
http://www.allaboutprayer.org/serenity-prayer.htm
I am currently writing an article on what this means to me and how it can be applied to daily life in practical terms, and will post it on my blog once completed.
http://addictionrecoveryresources.blogspot.com/
Patience is key with children, but not with adults
ehehe... to help you I must ask,,,, key for what??
Because I also agree with @philipy when It says that there are more possibilities to obtain something...
so yes I think patience is one of the "keys"... but excessive patience could be counter-productive!
even if our life is complex we speak in words.. but we have to pay attention to the links between everythink which can be stronger or not...
for example patience is also necessary to maintain auto-control....to not do impulsive or not controlled actions.... or to understand better the "world" arround us.... so patience combined to awarness could be two of the "keys"....
@beefymexican said that
"Patience is for those who have the luxury of time.
Patience is for those that are waiting for opportunity instead of going out and gettting it for themselves. "
personally I say that EXCESSIVE PATIENCE is for those that are waiting for opportunity instead of going out and gettting it for themselves....
@melinda momb said "Patience is key with children, but not with adults "...
I don't think it is so!! or what do you want to say?why do you say it?
Because I also agree with @philipy when It says that there are more possibilities to obtain something...
so yes I think patience is one of the "keys"... but excessive patience could be counter-productive!
even if our life is complex we speak in words.. but we have to pay attention to the links between everythink which can be stronger or not...
for example patience is also necessary to maintain auto-control....to not do impulsive or not controlled actions.... or to understand better the "world" arround us.... so patience combined to awarness could be two of the "keys"....
@beefymexican said that
"Patience is for those who have the luxury of time.
Patience is for those that are waiting for opportunity instead of going out and gettting it for themselves. "
personally I say that EXCESSIVE PATIENCE is for those that are waiting for opportunity instead of going out and gettting it for themselves....
@melinda momb said "Patience is key with children, but not with adults "...
I don't think it is so!! or what do you want to say?why do you say it?
Aristotle talked quite a bit about vices and virtues. Vices are at the extreme ends, and virtues are in the middle.
So, the patience scale might look like this.
Vice Virtue Vice
Impatience Patience Lethargy
When someone asks about a virtue, if you keep Aristotle in mind, you can assume that they are not talking about the extremes unless they specify them.
So, the patience scale might look like this.
Vice Virtue Vice
Impatience Patience Lethargy
When someone asks about a virtue, if you keep Aristotle in mind, you can assume that they are not talking about the extremes unless they specify them.
Yes patience is the key.
No, but "virtue is it's own reward".... that is what my father told me (and his father used to tell him) when i had a hangover :)
Patience is merely a step in the process towards a better state of being. When you are having a hard time being patient it is a result of not being in the here and now. So, while many would consider patience a virtue they don't seem to realize why. Of course we can't always have everything we want immediately but we can have peace and control over our emotional state regardless of the external situation.
Be in the here and now and you will appear to be a patient person but in reality you have (at least in those moments) transcended the need for patience altogether.
Be in the here and now and you will appear to be a patient person but in reality you have (at least in those moments) transcended the need for patience altogether.
I"m not sure whether patience alone is key as that can look a lot like inaction or procrastination disguised in zen. I think that acceptance is key...things are the way that they are and we can't change other people or things, but we can change our own attitude and actions in relation to them.
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I disagree that it is procrastination disguised as Zen. Zen if in fact the opposite of procrastination. Maybe the person is trying to pretend to be in a Zen mind but they are not Zen if they are procrastinating. Zen is now, not later.
"Patience is a virtue, it's just not one of mine."
That, mistakenly, used to be my favorite saying. I knew what I wanted and when I wanted it - right now. I saw no need for patience and had no desire to develop it within myself. The result was a life of stress, frustration, depression, and a lack of accomplishments.
Since making the decision - the daily decision, repeatedly - to turn my life over to God and surrender to His will, I am slowly but surely learning what patience is, what it is not, and how to practice it.
For me, trials in my life have been my greatest teacher of patience. Even with a strong faith in God, knowing that He will work all things to my good, the waiting is the hardest part. Knowing that I cannot have what I want when I want it. Realizing that my way may not be the best way, my timing may not be the best timing. Learning to wait patiently on the Lord.
Patience. Surrender. Acceptance. Evenness of temper. Calmness. Stillness. Endurance.
They are all hard lessons to learn, difficult qualities to develop. As a young Christian, I thought by making Christ the Lord of my life, I would wake up and suddenly have these qualities. I didn't understand that it is a process. Life is a process. But it is by faith and belief in a wonderful God who loves me and wants only goodness for my life, that I keep going, one foot in front of the other, one step at a time, knowing that as soon as I trusted in Him, He began a work in me in which the end results will be more wonderful than anything I could have ever imagined.
Psalm 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Psalm 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
That, mistakenly, used to be my favorite saying. I knew what I wanted and when I wanted it - right now. I saw no need for patience and had no desire to develop it within myself. The result was a life of stress, frustration, depression, and a lack of accomplishments.
Since making the decision - the daily decision, repeatedly - to turn my life over to God and surrender to His will, I am slowly but surely learning what patience is, what it is not, and how to practice it.
For me, trials in my life have been my greatest teacher of patience. Even with a strong faith in God, knowing that He will work all things to my good, the waiting is the hardest part. Knowing that I cannot have what I want when I want it. Realizing that my way may not be the best way, my timing may not be the best timing. Learning to wait patiently on the Lord.
Patience. Surrender. Acceptance. Evenness of temper. Calmness. Stillness. Endurance.
They are all hard lessons to learn, difficult qualities to develop. As a young Christian, I thought by making Christ the Lord of my life, I would wake up and suddenly have these qualities. I didn't understand that it is a process. Life is a process. But it is by faith and belief in a wonderful God who loves me and wants only goodness for my life, that I keep going, one foot in front of the other, one step at a time, knowing that as soon as I trusted in Him, He began a work in me in which the end results will be more wonderful than anything I could have ever imagined.
Psalm 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Psalm 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
Yes, patience is a very important aspect of art of living a balanced life, and it shouldn't be mistaken for apathy, passivity, and similar attitudes.
Also, patience and wisdom are not mutually exclusive, or even competing, features of the above mentioned art - they are complementary to each other.
Also, patience and wisdom are not mutually exclusive, or even competing, features of the above mentioned art - they are complementary to each other.
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