The Power of Patience Quotes

“As you breathe, say to yourself: Breathing in, I am aware of breathing in. Breathing out, I am aware of breathing out.”
― M J Ryan, The Power of Patience: How This Old-Fashioned Virtue Can Improve Your Life (Meditations on Patience, Patience Book, Gift for Men and Women)

“much of life requires waiting and we have a choice to do it happily or miserably.”
― M.J. Ryan, The Power of Patience: How to Slow the Rush and Enjoy More Happiness, Success, and Peace of Mind Every Day

“For each of us, the task of growing up requires a balancing act between healthy self-esteem on the one hand and being too self-centered on the other, between understanding how wonderful we are and recognizing that the world doesn't revolve around us.”
― M.J. Ryan, The Power of Patience: How This Old-Fashioned Virtue Can Improve Your Life (Meditations on Patience, Patience Book, Gift for Men and Women)

“I look at the situation from the other person's perspective,

(1) what might he or she be experiencing right now?

(2) How would someone I respect put these facts into a different interpretation?

(3) If someone I respect did what this person did, would I be feeling differently? If so, how? These questions help us open our hearts.”
― M.J. Ryan, The Power of Patience: How This Old-Fashioned Virtue Can Improve Your Life (Meditations on Patience, Patience Book, Gift for Men and Women)