Be of Good Cheer

After writing my post on not having patience yesterday, I felt like a schmaltz. I was bothered that being impatient bothered me. You know, feeling guilty about feeling guilty. (I think in graduate school we would have called it "meta-whatever.")

Anyhow, my point.

Two good things came of my stress over feeling impatient:

1. Reading this talk by President of the LDS Church, Thomas S. Monson, "Be of Good Cheer" (whom, BTW, Dave and I once went to a Jazz game with).

2. Finding this book a friend had sent me months ago--a book that I'd never ever noticed before (because I was probably too impatient to read it--LOL!).

It's called THE POWER OF PATIENCE. I can hardly wait to read it (oh, that's funny). The first few pages describe me to a T (or is it tea or a tee? LOL!).

Here's an excerpt (and can I get a whoop whoop if you feel my pain):

"Consider this:

* Some McDonald's are promising lunch in 90 seconds or it's free.
* The average doctor visit now lasts 8 minutes.
* An over-the-counter drug is marketed for women who "don't have time for a yeast infection." [eeek!]

* Politicians currently take a mere 8.2 seconds to answer a question, regardless of the complexity of the topic . . .

All of us these days, it seems, spend our lives rushing around. We're in constant motion, and we expect everything and everyone around us to go faster as well."

See, here I was feeling like my impatience was all my own doing. In just a few pages, this book convinced me that my problem is probably a little bigger than myself. (Society made me this way, people. LOL!)

Anyway, I'm excited to have found the book, and I'm ready to "let the healing begin."