Comments on: Is Patience Always a Virtue?

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Tue, 03 May 2022 21:16:56 +0000

In reply to Katie R. Dale. Yes, perhaps we need a new word for "patience" if it's concerning our faults? You've got me thinking, Katie. :)

By: Lauren Sparks

Lauren Sparks — Mon, 02 May 2022 19:36:41 +0000

An area I’m sure most people struggle with given the wrong circumstances!

By: Lois Flowers

Lois Flowers — Sun, 01 May 2022 22:27:10 +0000

Lisa, this post hit a little close to home with me, I have to admit! My husband would probably agree with Donna’s and call some of my “patience” stubbornness. ? It’s good to laugh at ourselves (like Jeff did) when we realize we’ve only been waiting on ourselves. Great post!

By: Debbie Wilson

Debbie Wilson — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:11:37 +0000

Your story made me laugh. Back when our children were babies, our friend confessed he knew he only had to hold out longer than his wife when the baby cried at night. She wouldn’t last long. I call that type of patience being a rat! 🙂

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:57:58 +0000

Wait, I gotta think this over-done…yup, either way I need to work on my patience…

By: Katie R. Dale

Katie R. Dale — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:50:19 +0000

What an intriguing idea. You articulate this concept well! I think longsuffering may be the word. Longsuffering is hard on us while we wait for something we want — we wait long and suffer during the wait, and patience in our own procrastination isn’t patience really, but turning a blind eye rather. Maybe the language could be clarified? It seems we are patient with our faults, but are we, really? Just thinking about my faults makes me feel defeated, and thus, it may or may not spur me on to change my behaviors, so using the word ‘patience’ with my faults may be misleading to say. Good thoughts! You got me thinking hard!

By: Barbara Harper

Barbara Harper — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:41:45 +0000

I had to smile at this. We do similar things with the toilet paper and paper towels (at least I do)–if I leave a little bit on the roll, I don’t have to change it. 🙂 And the garbage can–that’s not any one person’s job. Whoever puts something in that makes the garbage reach the top is supposed to take it out. We do a lot of compacting. 🙂 One of my biggest pet peeves is when garbage sticks up out of the top of the can.

I had not thought of these things as selective patience, but I guess they are! And it’s so true we can easily be patient for the wrong things.

By: PaulaShort

PaulaShort — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:05:16 +0000

Great insights. Here we go, making me pause and reflect again ?

By: Ashley Rowland | HISsparrowBlog

Ashley Rowland | HISsparrowBlog — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:19:28 +0000

Oh, my. I can totally relate to this. Ha! Patience may not always be a virtue for a procrastinator. Wonderful, Lisa!

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:59:48 +0000

Well now, I’ll have to remove my patience crown after all. Almost everyone says I’m patient, I know I’m patient, but sadly, the ham and toothpaste apply more to me than the more virtuous variety of patience. My husband calls it stubborness….
To add insult to injury my daughter just commented the other day that my 2 year old granddaughter Grace can “wait it out” just like her Gigi when she wants or perhaps doesn’t want to do something. So yes, I suppose patience isn’t always a virtue, or at least not one I command yet!