If you are in a hurry, patience is the fastest way

 My One Word is Patience.

This week my husband told me (again!) that I was being impatient with myself. He often reads little quotes from his calendar to me. They are usually the kind of sayings that make you stop and think.

This week's quote was:

"If you are in a hurry, patience is the fastest way."

I took a photo of it because it fits my One Word perfectly. The funny thing is: I'm not sure I fully understand it yet.

I've been coughing and dealing with a sore throat for two weeks now. I would really like to be better already. So how can patience possibly be the fastest way?

Maybe the answer is that impatience doesn't actually make healing happen faster. It only adds frustration to the process. If I keep checking whether I'm better yet, counting the days, and getting annoyed with myself for not recovering quickly enough, I still won't heal any faster.

Patience doesn't speed up recovery. It just removes the extra burden of fighting reality. Or, as ChatGPT would probably tell me:

"When you're in a hurry, impatience makes you run circles around yourself. Patience simply lets you walk straight ahead."

 

I'm still thinking about that one. 

Do you understand the quote?
I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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