From Deseret News archives:
Be patient in quest for perfection
We have to get our rest, slow down and think about what we are doing before we do it! Our routines help us with our impatience. The routines guide us in doing what we really need to do first, and they free us up to be patient with those around us.
The really sad part is that we feel that we are justified in being impatient. This does not give us a license to be rude, hateful, use an ugly tone of voice to get our message across or to use four-letter words.
Now listen to me closely. I am just as impatient as many of you are and have been known to blow a gasket. I think about why I am upset. I can see what is wrong. Many times I am too Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired. This is when I HALT and take care of myself. I am learning that I can accomplish much more if I use this method instead of the "blow-a-gasket" method; which really did nothing but inflict collateral damage on everyone around me, including myself.
When we pitch a fit in our family or in public it doesn't matter how many times we try to apologize for our actions; they don't believe us. It is our actions that speak louder than our mere words of regret for our tantrum. If we don't stop this behavior we are going to lose our families and ourselves.
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