My Grandma used to tell me she didn’t think I could even spell the word patience because I showed so little ability to demonstrate it. I like to think that with maturity and mellowing perhaps I have some aptitude for patience now when required.

My checkered past with the concept of patience is what made the following quote from James Clear leap off the page at me:

“The most useful form of patience is persistence. Patience implies waiting for things to improve on their own. Persistence implies keeping your head down and continuing to work when things take longer than you expect.”

I may not have a ton of patience, but I am a master at persistence!