Category: patience

Learning patience by watching mothers

November 2, 2009 | 5 comments

Sent in by a reader… A man observed a woman in the grocery store with a three-year-old girl in her basket. As they passed the cookie section, the child asked for cookies and her mother told her “No.” The little girl

Being a contribution

September 17, 2009 | 3 comments

Have you ever felt impatient? Have you ever been in a big hurry to get somewhere or complete a project and failed to enjoy the experience it took to get there? If so, and you’d like to live less harried,

Obey the law or pay a price

June 3, 2008 | 4 comments

The above sign is frequently posted throughout the streets of New York City. You wouldn’t know a regulation exists by the amount of horn-honking you hear from drivers trying to squeeze through every little opening they can in traffic. But

The Daffodil principle

April 15, 2008 | 1 comment

A inspirational story forwarded by a reader… Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive. I promised a