{"id":230,"date":"2012-05-28T14:46:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T14:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lifeasaconsciousmom\/?p=230"},"modified":"2012-05-28T21:58:56","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T21:58:56","slug":"how-to-have-patience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lifeasaconsciousmom\/2012\/05\/28\/how-to-have-patience\/","title":{"rendered":"Insight: How to Have Patience"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are times when I lose my patience with Caidin and I absolutely do not like it.<\/p>\n

In my meditation this weekend, I decided to focus on understanding this dynamic. I was reminded of the old adage, \u2018If you ask for patience, you aren\u2019t given patience; you\u2019re given many opportunities to develop patience.\u2019<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true, when we live unconsciously, all we can do is receive the same lesson over and over until, through some chance, we discover what it is that we were looking for.<\/p>\n

When we live consciously we don\u2019t have to leave it to happenstance, we can actually take the lead in our own growth process.<\/p>\n

Think of it this way: the room you are in is dark; you know you need to find some light, but you aren\u2019t sure how to do that. If you know that the room is dark because a bulb is burned out, you can set about replacing the bulb and getting the lights on. Or, if you know where the light switch is, you move to turn the lights on. Our own growth is very similar, we can bump around in the dark, hoping to find the answer, or we can gain conscious insight into the why, how and what-for and then set about creating change.<\/p>\n

So what is patience? How do we develop it? Why don\u2019t we have it in the first place?<\/p>\n

I always want to understand what I\u2019m working on and what contributes to my experience. That knowledge is what actually lets me create change in my life. When it comes to patience I want to know what makes me\/us react or act in the way that we do. Why do we snap? Why do we become anxious or agitated? It is so much easier to change our behavior if we simply understand what fuels it. That is the basis of Conscious Living; it\u2019s the ability to understand why our lives happen the way they do, to see and understand our preconditioned responses and to consciously set about experiencing our lives in the way we choose, not in the way they just happen to unfold.<\/p>\n

In my meditation space, as I looked at my question about \u2018patience\u2019, I was guided to the same place I always seek, the root of the issue. I wanted the what-is-behind-all-of-this<\/em> insight.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I found about patience or more aptly about impatience. Impatience emanates from several dynamics \u2013 lack, limit and invalidation.<\/p>\n

When we feel like we don\u2019t have enough time, or enough space we can react with impatience. When I stopped to think about the times that I\u2019m impatient with Caidin they revolve around moments when I\u2019ve subscribed to the notion of lack \u2013 time is an issue or money is an issue \u2013 I believe that there isn\u2019t enough of something. The times when I have a beautiful flow going with Caidin, is when I\u2019m open, in the moment, expansive, relaxed and in alignment with my life.<\/p>\n

We can also have impatience when we feel invalidated or we are dealing with an emotional wound. The energy rises up because we feel unsupported or as though our own needs don\u2019t matter. But even this trails back to lack. We feel a lack of love or a lack of acknowledgment.<\/p>\n

Now when I feel impatient, rather than engaging the energy, I stop myself and release lack energy \u2013 I envision a bubble and let the energy go with my breath \u2013 and then I set my intention to expand into the space I just created by releasing lack.<\/p>\n

So far, so good. Patience has come home!<\/p>\n

For those of you who are new to energy work, you may be thinking \u2018how can that change anything?\u2019 All I can tell you is that it can and it does. Our lives are really not that complicated, they only become complicated because our minds create fantastically intricate fabrications with lots to do. When you start to live life consciously, life really is that simple.<\/p>\n

If patience is something you have been grasping to create in your life, be conscious of what is happening at the moment you feel impatient. What are you feeling, what are your thoughts? As you gather your own insight, you\u2019ll be able to understand what contributes to your impatience and begin to create change.<\/p>\n

And remember; try to be patient with this process. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2012 Christine Agro<\/p>\n

Christine Agro is a clairvoyant, naturopath, Master Herbalist, conscious mom and author of\u00a050 Ways to Live Life Consciously<\/a>\u00a0as well as of\u00a0The Conscious Living Wisdom Cards (Special Moms\u2019 Edition)<\/a>. Christine is founder of\u00a0The Conscious Mom\u2019s Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>, a membership site where she helps support you on your own journey of living life consciously and on your journey of being a Conscious parent. You can also join Christine on\u00a0Facebook<\/em><\/a>. To contact Christine or to schedule an appointment with her please\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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