“Can you be patient?” a mother asked her two-year-old, as he demanded ice cream. “Be patient,” he said. Then he innocently turned his attention to something else. Action: Can…

There is a principle of divine timing in the universe. That timing isn’t always ours. Inventory Focus: Are you open to considering the idea that the rest of the…

We may wait and wait for life to get better, but in that instance, patience isn’t the problem. Doing something differently—making changes in ourselves—is the issue at hand. We…

“I like to get at the end of the line and push,” a friend said. Application: There are times when we take inconveniences, setbacks, and delays in stride. Patience…

“I’m really having a hard time with patience lately,” my friend said. “It started with my air conditioner breaking during the hottest week of the year. I called the…

Bring any request you have to God. No request is too large; none too small or insignificant. How often we limit God by not bringing to God everything we…

Actors in movies or on television often must exaggerate their feelings in order to create drama on the screen. If they are hurt, they cry with a special intensity.…

It takes courage and honesty to end a relationship—with friends, loved ones, or a work relationship. Sometimes, it may appear easier to let the relationship die from lack of…

You don’t have to be an emotional sponge, picking up every feeling around you. Learn to distinguish whether what you’re feeling belongs to you or to somebody else. Linda…