Having Patience in the Unfolding of Events

‘To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted;

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.’
– Ecclesiastes 3: 1–8

Patience can be challenging to develop and maintain in a world where everything is available now – fast food, fast communication, instant shopping and instant results. Often, we are trying to get somewhere, rush an outcome or make the unknown known.

With mindfulness, patience is the understanding that things develop in their own time, that life is a process of unfolding. There's a time for everything and everything takes time.