virgin islands scene

Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain Security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.
-- Thomas Jefferson
 

 

Friday, August 8, 2025

Practice patience

As often as possible, let your first response be patience. Exercise patience with others, with yourself, with the situation.

Decline to buy in to the drama of frustration and annoyance. You’re much better off staying calm, offering a little understanding and peacefulness.

Take a breath, take a beat, and collect your thoughts. Give yourself and those around you the best chance for a beneficial outcome.

There may well be plenty of reasons to be upset and angry. Yet there are better reasons to transform the energy of the moment into positive intention, and patience.

Almost always you can get more done with cooperation than with confrontation. Choose the path that leads to the most desirable destination.

Practice patience, and feel the strength of your own best intentions. Practice patience, and give goodness a chance to fill the situation.

— Ralph Marston

previousCarry good fortune forward       

Copyright ©2025 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. All Rights Reserved. The Daily Motivator is provided for your personal, non-commercial use only. Other than personal sharing, please do not re-distribute without permission.