Warrior Poet Wisdom Vol. VI: Patience

By Miro and Luana Mercy

The sixth installment in the continuing series of Warrior Poet Wisdom.

Gone are the days of swords and shields, knights and paladins. But warriors still walk among us. Their strength and grace is as effective in dealing with today's challenges as it was in olden times. Their intensity and resolve can be applied to every task in our day to day lives, from work to working out. Their patience and focus are essential to living a stress-free life. Their courage and fortitude allow us to seek success and happiness, not simply wait for it as so many others do. Their selflessness and love reveals to us the greatest purpose in life: service to others. Their balance and peace ensures that nothing will ever shake any of our other virtues. All of these elements combine to form the greatest inspirational tool of all: wisdom.

Peace + strength + grace + intensity + resolve + patience + fortitude + selflessness + focus + balance + courage + love = wisdom

• Language: English
• Publisher: eBookIt.com
• Release date: Apr 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781456609351

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FOREWORD

Throughout most of my life, I’ve always known that I should have more patience. But wanting something never actually resulted in acquiring it. When I wanted to lose weight, the pounds didn’t vanish by staring in the mirror and calling myself a lazy fatass. They came off with sweat and tears. And so when I decided I wanted to be more patient, years went by while I wanted, wanted, wanted. It wasn’t until I found myself in high-pressure situations that I saw my opportunity to become more patient. When voices were raised and tensions flared, I took deep breaths and many times chose silence as my reply. I responded when I was I was ready, not because I was being coerced or pressured. And when I was expecting something and it wasn’t happening as quickly as I would like, I recalled the leisurely rate at which I would normally respond to other people’s impatience. It made me slow down and be patient myself. It helped me understand the price that comes with patience. Patience takes time. It also takes pressure. It’s easy to be patient when you’re in a calm, relaxing setting. That’ll never help you build your patience. Embrace those stressful situations, because those are the ones that help you become more patient. Don’t avoid ignorant and impatient people. Walk right up to them and DEFY them. Your calm, controlled breathing and silence or slow, methodical speech is your declaration of war on the impatient. In time you’ll find that we the Army of Patience do take prisoners, and convert them to our side. Wage your patient war.

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INTRO

Patience

Patience isn’t something that

You can flip off and on

It can’t be gained with intellect

And can’t be forced with brawn

You can’t use complex formulas

In order to be calm

Logic doesn’t help that much

When folks aren’t in your palm

And muscle won’t change someone’s mind

When they refuse to hear

Instead of building up patience

You’re just instilling fear

So then the question begs to ask

"Just how does one keep cool?

How can I be more patient

Instead of act the fool?"

The answer comes in knowing that

Nothing is instantly

The cost is not with brains or brawn

But time that is the fee

I know that you will likely say,

I haven’t got the time!

Because you’re busy focused on

Your own successful climb

But that’s exactly where you’re wrong

So maybe it will aid

To think about it in this way

Of what your time is made

Time’s too big a concept for

People to comprehend

So break it down in smaller parts

To moments that append

You may not have the time to deal

With some kind of distress

But you can spare a moment to

Clean up a person’s mess

No one has the time to put up

With a person’s slip

But give a moment and you’ll see

Your patience start to grip

It may be hard to wait for someone

To get back to you

But give one moment and one more

The more that you accrue

Is directly related

To patience you amass

Benching moments just like weights

And building up your class

So next time someone does you wrong

Or tries to pass the buck

Don’t let yourself get all upset

And start to run amok

Take a moment from your stock

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