Patience

"I am as all mortals are, unable to be patient." Pablo Neruda

What a relief to read those words.  It has been difficult for me, all my life, to be patient.  I once heard Eckhart Tolle say that we should not consider we are waiting, but instead should use that time to be present to all around us.  So very difficult for me.  I have in the back of my mind all those "things!" to which I must attend -- or,of course, to which I think I must attend.  It is a relief to have someone honestly say that mortals are unable to be patient.  Not that I want to use that as an excuse, but it helps me be more gentle with myself.  Sometimes I can be patient, other times not.  And that is ok.