I've been working on patience for 3 weeks now and I'm grateful that this has been on my mind. There were a lot of opportunities for me to practice patience over the last 3 weeks. One fun one was when we were driving Salt Lake for a funeral. We dropped off Justin in American Falls with his grandma, and the GPS sent us on a route I hadn't seen before. This route was on rough 2 lane roads with no lines. The roads were often just above a dirt road. The only towns we saw were tiny and very far in between. It was pitch dark, and the fact that I only had one headlight didn't help.
At first, the GPS said we would be on that road for 45 miles. The old me would have been frustrated and constantly checking to see how much further we had to go. But I decided to be patient and enjoy the peacefulness of the winding road through nowhere. When it was time to turn off the first road, it wasn't to get on the freeway as I expected. Instead, we headed on one small winding road after another for 5 miles here and 7 miles there.
It took some focus for me to stay patient. I hate driving when I don't know where I am, and I like to drive fast on long road trips, but focusing on patience helped me to enjoy the journey.
When we finally caught the freeway at Snowville, 2 hours later, I was happy to see the open, clearly marked roads again, and I appreciated them more than I would have before.
I'm grateful for the chance to really work on patience. I'm feeling more peace and I'm able to relax more.
*This is a picture of one of the roads we were on for 48 miles. There was no light and the road was winding.
#heatherslovechallenge #patience
At first, the GPS said we would be on that road for 45 miles. The old me would have been frustrated and constantly checking to see how much further we had to go. But I decided to be patient and enjoy the peacefulness of the winding road through nowhere. When it was time to turn off the first road, it wasn't to get on the freeway as I expected. Instead, we headed on one small winding road after another for 5 miles here and 7 miles there.
It took some focus for me to stay patient. I hate driving when I don't know where I am, and I like to drive fast on long road trips, but focusing on patience helped me to enjoy the journey.
When we finally caught the freeway at Snowville, 2 hours later, I was happy to see the open, clearly marked roads again, and I appreciated them more than I would have before.
I'm grateful for the chance to really work on patience. I'm feeling more peace and I'm able to relax more.
*This is a picture of one of the roads we were on for 48 miles. There was no light and the road was winding.
#heatherslovechallenge #patience