Do we practice enough patience?

In today’s world of new media, we have suddenly become accustomed to getting instant information, a click on our mouse and we’re surrounded by constant updates, both useless and useful. Be it Facebook or Twitter, we can see what our loved ones are up to, where they are, what they’re wearing, what mood they’re in… Carolina suddenly got married in NY, Viv is counting days before her trip to the beach, Horacio just consulted his tarot cards and is destined to have a good day, Dylan is drinking a coke, Jason is now friends with Charlene, Jeff is arguing whether or not Mrs. Clause has a beard and Laura is busy harvesting her crops… 

Everything is instant, Google this, Google that, instant communication, instant social groups, instant news. But, what about instant results? Today I began to wonder, is this new trend making us all more impatient? Have we become so accustomed to instant information that we are impatient at the slightest shift in time to make things happen?

According to Wikipedia, patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset. Is there really a delay in our lives or have we just gotten into the bad habit of having and wanting everything right now? 

I am normally a very patient person, sometimes too much, throughout life I have managed to learn (I think) when it’s time to say “Enough!” and when it’s ok to hold back and be patient. I can also be very spontaneous, which can be good or bad depending on the situation! I get a gut feeling and I never question it, I just get up and go… no patience here! So do we practice patience not to suffer any regrets? Maybe Wikipedia has hit the nail, because the minute we become annoyed, it’s certainly a sign that we’ve run out of patience, right?

I think patience can be a very good thing, something we should all practice more. It does have it’s perks, it can help you think things over, analyze situations (not too much!) and sometimes even puts you in a situation where it creates excitement and anticipation when something good is about to come your way. 

So, although today’s technology is teaching us the bad habit of wanting to know everything at an instant, we must try to remember that there are also situations where patience and timing can be the key to success.

Any thoughts?

Thinking about time…

This morning was different, going through my daily routine I actually sat down to have my usual cup of coffee, huge cup of light roast with yummy cream. We’re usually so busy through the day that we, I, rarely have much time to play, think, read or even to unwind. No matter how hard I try I usually end up walking around the house in the mornings with my coffee in my hand and end up leaving half of it in the bathroom, top of the TV or even in my closet. Of course, the morning is not the ideal moment to unwind but today I was suddenly hit by time. In the past couple of days I have re-connected with someone I care for very much and realized that we had not spoken for more than over a year… a year. I do admit that I’m responsible for the distance and the lack of communication but it’s just a part of life, the things we do, the decisions we make. So as I sat down this morning with a pensive mind, I suddenly began to wish that I could go back in time, not only for a week or two, years would be nice… Although I’ve never had any regrets in the decisions I’ve made, there are a few things that I wish I could have done differently. I think it’s one of the worst feelings, the fact that we can’t go back and change things about our past. There’s always something else we would have done, something we should have said, a place we should have seen, people we had to seek, conversations we should have had, kisses that should have happened… feelings that had to be expressed and many “I’m sorry”. So maybe this re-connecting is not so bad, it’s the closest thing to being able to rewind and change things, it’s an opportunity to think things over, the chance to say you’re sorry, smile and move on…

Today I learned…

That I must think sideways
That I have to zig when everyone else zags
That human beings are powered by emotion and therefore I must embrace emotion
That I must love more
That love is a friendship caught on fire
That respect is love in plain clothes
That I must be more passionate, sensual and intimate
That I must dream more
That I must tell more stories
That I must embrace my senses
That love comes in many shapes
That I must climb a mountain
That I must go to the jungle
That I must think like a fish
That I must follow the sun
That I must be passionately curious, about everything
That I must be inspirational
That I must LOVE 

(Phrases from “Lovemarks” by Kevin Roberts)

On vibes and chemistry

Have you ever just met someone and had the most amazing positive vibe or chemistry ever? It can be in person, in a restaurant, at work or even online, the energy is so present that it just pulls you to that person like a magnet… it’s such an amazing feeling. I think you know what I mean, there’s a time and a place where there is just such an overflow of positive energy that everything around you changes.

Many things have happened in my life during the past couple of months and they are all coming together and have brought me to a wonderful time and place in my life. Suddenly I am surrounded by love, amazing people, good vibes, perfect chemistry, people who believe in me, friends, family…

Vibes and chemistry are something we cannot touch, or taste or sometimes even describe. You suddenly come across people in your life with whom you just connect and once you act upon it, good things come one after another. The vibe changes everything, it puts you in a time and a place where you feel suspended in joy.

And that is exactly where I am today, in a good place… surrounded…

Purpose

It’s been a while and I apologize, many things going on… big positive things going on. I miss writing and I will get to it eventually. I’m reading a bit too, here and there, so I’ll get around to a couple book reviews too!

So I found a little interesting thought online today, written by a guy named Peter Haslam, a few random thoughts about our purpose in life. Read and think, comment if you have any interesting thoughts

It is generally believed that we need to find our purpose in life to be fulfilled. I don’t argue that point but wonder whether we have only a single purpose as is often thought for our lifetime.

We are constantly changing according to the circumstances in our life. Events occur that are not in our control, peoples’ decisions which we do not control impact us, changing knowledge and experiences change us, we age and see new concepts and interact with new people, and so on.

Perhaps we need to find different purposes at different times in our lives to keep growing. Perhaps we need to reexamine our purpose or purposes throughout our lives to maximize our lives to the best of our ability.

We need to keep ourselves challenged and evolving throughout our lives and perhaps a single unchanging purpose is not sufficient to accomplish that.

Your thoughts?