Taming My Desire for Action
Patience
What nighthawk do you need to tame and tether?
One of my most positive traits is also a darker side. It is my love of adventure which can also be a deep struggle I sometimes have with stillness and inaction.
I am at a place in life I must remember to be patient. It is a hard thing for me to be sometimes.
I want to get going, I want to move, I want to do things and go places. My body and mind are telling me to be still though. To be still and heal. To be patient and grateful.
I must tame my desire for action.
“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”
― Moliere
Where I live in Australia has had a deluge of rain these past couple of days.
It feels as though the weather is also telling me to rest. To be at peace and to enjoy the time to be still.
I enjoy it but it’s harder for me to be still than to move. It’s harder for me to let go and surrender than it is to get things done.
I remind myself just how important this component of manifesting is though.
To release all attachments and expectations is what I am focusing on doing now.
I must tame my desire for action for movement. It is in the stillness that the healing is washing over me.
When I struggle to be patient I come back to my deep trust in the universe. I remind myself of the great adventure awaiting me in the future. I am on that adventure now, it’s just it is quiet and still. It is the preparation and restoration phase.
The deep love of the universe and the deep trust I have cultivated helps me to stay grounded in difficult moments.
Be still and let divine timing work for you, I remind myself.
My patience for others is unwavering. I have forged it through dealing with difficult behaviors of people for many years in my work.
My patience for others is well-practiced.
My patience with myself and my own life is a different story though.
It is something I am working on and through now. Each struggle and moment of difficulty is a moment to practice my patience with me.
I have the opportunity now to tame my desire for action all the time. To become more balanced in this part of my life.
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.”
― David G. Allen
