What does it mean to be patient, my loves?

Is it simply a gentle pause, or something much deeper still? And, more so, why is it so difficult to effect?

Perhaps, we feel we are giving something away? That our tempering of response is self-limiting?

Oh, if only we could see that quite the opposite is true? Than in extending our hands we are growing our own heart in return.

The Buddha encouraged us to engage our vulnerabilities; to transform this energy and cultivate a path of gratitude.

Though, in doing so we must exercise a substantial amount of courage, one which requires a willingness to be humbled in the face of challenge.

And, we may feel exhausted by these efforts. And, we may sense that our efforts are truly in vain.

However…

It is precisely this continuous growing of heart, my loves – which helps to heal our own wounds.

“The more we care for the happiness of others,” shares His Holiness the Dalai Lama. “(and) the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.”

Indeed, my loves ~ as we do unto others, so shall we serve ourselves

In peace…

Namaste ❤️