They were right (whoever "they" were) ... Patience is certainly a virtue. But if you've ever been knocked from your horse--in some cases, maybe more than once (wink), patience is one of the most difficult things to learn. That's just it, though! While patience is something that can be learned, it is more importantly, something that is necessary to believe in. We wouldn't be who we are today, or accomplish much of what we've already done in life if we hadn't believed in ourselves... and this is no different. By definition, [Virtue: (noun) behavior showing high moral standards] ... Therefore, it can be proven that "happy people aren't those with a certain set of circumstances; but rather people with a certain set of attitudes." - Anonymous.
"Patience," in my own mind, is a great mixture of hope and believing, atop of life's palate. And like a lot of things, it's hard to have one without the other.
A quote that goes well with the topic of patience and believing, is below... I somehow had to incorporate running into this... maybe it's because running has allowed my patience to grow... I mean, flourish!
"Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it's all about."
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