LOVE is patient (a personal reflection)

It is all too easy to be impatient. It comes so naturally to rush or get frustrated when things are not going our way. We get impatient because of lack of planning on our part and then take it out on others. We get impatient because we forget that people make mistakes and are not perfect. We allow no room for error for others but expect others to allow plenty of room for our own errors. Living impatiently quickly adds negative attributes to our lives like stress, frustration, madness, chaos etc. Yet, we can choose to live patiently. Taking a deep breath, taking perspective on the situation, taking responsibility for ourselves and realizing that others are not perfect will change everything.  The world becomes clear and patience is attainable. Patience gives us peace. It turns our stressful situation into a peaceful situation. Patience forces us to let go of the control we think we have and let things happen the way they are supposed to happen. AGAPE is patient. When we choose to live patiently we choose to love God, love others and love ourselves. I think the world would be so much more beautiful if we all showed love in just this one way. When we talk about "love your neighbor" and "free love" and "let's all just love one another" and "my religion is love" it is easy to just say that without knowing what it really means. Actually living the attributes of love such as patience is hard to do without a little effort. I pledge to live my life patiently, letting go of rushing, letting things happen they way they are supposed to, taking my time, letting people make mistakes, letting go of frustration and living peacefully. When I feel myself start to get impatient I will make a conscious effort to reverse my attitude. I am not going to pretend like I will do this perfectly but I am going to make a substantial effort.