I love this quote because what you preach may not always fall on deaf ears. This reinforces the premise that we each have the right to our own thoughts and opinions, we each have the right to take the time we need to evaluate and make up our own minds in due course. I wouldn't be living a sober life today if it wasn't for that.
We live in such an instant-feedback world that when someone doesn’t respond immediately or at least quickly to something, it's pretty common to see them being dismissed or written off. I know I can be guilty of that. You wonder why they just don't get it! Feelings of disappointment or even resentment can crop up, further eroding sometimes difficult situations.
Patience can be in short supply these days, and we seem to have lost the fine art of trusting the process. Time is an important factor when planting a seed, for just as in nature each type of seed has different timelines and nutritional requirements. Hence, we each bloom in our own time.
Even if we don’t change another person’s mind, we ourselves stand to gain more than we stand to lose by being patient and waiting for seeds to sprout. So here's to seeing it unfold according to the laws of nature.
Written and posted by Rachel G
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