The power of patience is the antidote to anger, to extend the space between the stimulant and the reaction. Instead of reacting suddenly, I could sit with it, taste it, smell it, chew it, feel It, and open myself up to seeing what's there.
The opposite of patience is aggression- the desire to jump and move and push against our lives to try to fill up the space. But the way to truly combat something that could be of hurt or fea...
