@Seni 23 November 2021

Life is in phases.

Yes, there are steps to everything we do; they don't have to be in any particular order, but there is a method to everything. Apart from the stress and reading, one of the reasons I'm in a rush to finish university is that we've wasted like two years, most of my friends graduated this year, and I'm not getting any younger. But I learned that everyone's path in life is different; some individuals didn't start school early, but that didn't stop them; some didn't even go to school, but that didn't mean they wouldn't succeed; it just meant they took a different way to get to their objective. We don't have to rush everything in life. For example, if a woman is 23 or older, she is rushed into marriage. She may not have her life figured out by that age, whereas others may, but that does not mean she will not marry. They've merely taken a different route to get there. We all live fast paced lifestyles these days. We constantly seem to find ourselves in the thick of things, where we believe we are thriving. We are accustomed to using shortcuts and expecting immediate results, which leads to impatience. **Benefits of being patient**:-  1. **Peace:-**Due to the heat of things we easily get triggered and when we don't get results it seems like the world is against us. However, with patience, you will find calm and be able to move at your own pace. It teaches us to pause, relax, and submit by letting go of things that don't benefit us.

2. **You cultivate enduring relationship** Being patient has thought me how to handle or deal with a lot of people which has also helped my relationship with them better. Cause sometimes people can be annoying and you just want to vent your anger on them which will end up bad because "you cannot take those words back". It also helps us see things in another perspective. Most times when someone gets on my nerve I just sit for at least 5mins and let all my anger in my head, then I can finally talk to the person and it appears to work for me. 3. **You think long term**:- It helps us think far like into the future, long term goals and it gives us time to make proper decisions. You know that saying "Good things in life takes time. **4. You learn to be considerate.** When we're patient, we always behave with kindness in mind.  Patience encourages us to be patient and lenient when the world around us appears to be indifferent and restless.  We learn to be more patient with people who push us to our limits. This is true not only in terms of how we treat others, but also in terms of how we treat ourselves.

**A lot of negativity in our life's can be avoided if we choose to be patient, though its not easy especially when you have struggles, but just move at your own pace and let God do the rest.** Thank you for reading ❤