Copyright © 2011-2012 by Miro

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      Author photo by Luana Mercy

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      Warrior Poet Wisdom

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      First Edition

      ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-0935-1

      For you.

      FOREWORD

      Throughout most of my life, I’ve always known that I should have more patience. But wanting something never actually resulted in acquiring it. When I wanted to lose weight, the pounds didn’t vanish by staring in the mirror and calling myself a lazy fatass. They came off with sweat and tears. And so when I decided I wanted to be more patient, years went by while I wanted, wanted, wanted. It wasn’t until I found myself in high-pressure situations that I saw my opportunity to become more patient. When voices were raised and tensions flared, I took deep breaths and many times chose silence as my reply. I responded when I was I was ready, not because I was being coerced or pressured. And when I was expecting something and it wasn’t happening as quickly as I would like, I recalled the leisurely rate at which I would normally respond to other people’s impatience. It made me slow down and be patient myself. It helped me understand the price that comes with patience. Patience takes time. It also takes pressure. It’s easy to be patient when you’re in a calm, relaxing setting. That’ll never help you build your patience. Embrace those “stressful” situations, because those are the ones that help you become more patient. Don’t avoid ignorant and impatient people. Walk right up to them and DEFY them. Your calm, controlled breathing and silence or slow, methodical speech is your declaration of war on the impatient. In time you’ll find that we the Army of Patience do take prisoners, and convert them to our side. Wage your patient war.

      Patience,