Who's The Alpha Dog Now?
"The most self-destructive thought that any person can have is thinking that he or she is not in total control of his or her life. That's when, 'Why me?,' becomes a theme song." - Roger Dawson
As we look at the many facets of success, one characteristic that tends to falter is that of patience. Many times we assume we have everything under control and that we are in complete harmony between our mind, body and spirit but somehow, someway, in the midst of an obstacle or an unplanned incident the patience in our tool belt tends to fall short and slip under that "well monitored" radar.
The attitude then rises where retaliation is a thought not to far off the beaten path. Maybe I'll just speed up a little and cut him off, stare him down, yell and scream obscenities through the closed glass windows of both cars on the moving freeway - as if that juncture would do an inkling of damage to your raging change of events.
You want to learn patience? Get a puppy. I continue to allow it to work for me. Ever since my daughter brought home this twelve week old, my nerves have never been the same. Someone cutting me off, that's easy street. Try coming home from a busy day to smeared feces on your white carpet and a teething, jumping, speedy Gonzalez, Olympian Miniature Pincher/Chihuahua Mix gnawing at the legs of your mahogany pool table, with a trail of brand new unidentifiable clothes you just bought behind her. Your life takes on a brand new meaning beyond your chaotic schedule of work, home, and transporter for the kids. Now it's protector of the home from a four legged alpha dog who is determined to stake her territory and all the contents in it.
Not only will your patience be challenged but add the hectic schedule, sleep deprivation, and more balance to the already award winning lifestyle you have. Even in an incident such as this you can overcome. Within this incident all of my life areas were affected, so it took additional analyzing and coordinating to find the balance that I was comfortable with. The balance included my life areas of: relationships, spirituality, emotional well-being, safety, work, education, service to others, etc..
You always have a choice! You can be negative and allow your circumstance to determine your attitude or you can flip it to the positive and allow your situation to be your strength creating just another ordinary "character building day." Make a choice - prepare, plan and take action. Keep your patience at the forefront.
Helpful Tips:
As we look at the many facets of success, one characteristic that tends to falter is that of patience. Many times we assume we have everything under control and that we are in complete harmony between our mind, body and spirit but somehow, someway, in the midst of an obstacle or an unplanned incident the patience in our tool belt tends to fall short and slip under that "well monitored" radar.
The attitude then rises where retaliation is a thought not to far off the beaten path. Maybe I'll just speed up a little and cut him off, stare him down, yell and scream obscenities through the closed glass windows of both cars on the moving freeway - as if that juncture would do an inkling of damage to your raging change of events.
You want to learn patience? Get a puppy. I continue to allow it to work for me. Ever since my daughter brought home this twelve week old, my nerves have never been the same. Someone cutting me off, that's easy street. Try coming home from a busy day to smeared feces on your white carpet and a teething, jumping, speedy Gonzalez, Olympian Miniature Pincher/Chihuahua Mix gnawing at the legs of your mahogany pool table, with a trail of brand new unidentifiable clothes you just bought behind her. Your life takes on a brand new meaning beyond your chaotic schedule of work, home, and transporter for the kids. Now it's protector of the home from a four legged alpha dog who is determined to stake her territory and all the contents in it.
Not only will your patience be challenged but add the hectic schedule, sleep deprivation, and more balance to the already award winning lifestyle you have. Even in an incident such as this you can overcome. Within this incident all of my life areas were affected, so it took additional analyzing and coordinating to find the balance that I was comfortable with. The balance included my life areas of: relationships, spirituality, emotional well-being, safety, work, education, service to others, etc..
You always have a choice! You can be negative and allow your circumstance to determine your attitude or you can flip it to the positive and allow your situation to be your strength creating just another ordinary "character building day." Make a choice - prepare, plan and take action. Keep your patience at the forefront.
Helpful Tips:
- Soothing Music
- Deep Breathing Exercises
- Visualization Exercises
- (and for me) Gummy Bears and a Jamba Juice
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Posted by De Vida Bell at 3/20/2009 6:51 PM 
Categories: Emotional Well-Being
Tags: emotional well-being patience
Categories: Emotional Well-Being
Tags: emotional well-being patience
Thanks, De Vida. Funny thing is that I just had a few gummy bears after getting two boys through piano lessons today! Arrrgh!
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