Tag: instant

Patience

Posted on by philipdodson

It is a hard thing to master.

However, in today’s world of instant expectation and instant disappointment, patience is a virtue that is worth acquiring.

It’s a question of adjusting our expectations and realising most of the good things in life take time.

The more we are prepared to be patient, the less disappointment we have in life and the more we appreciate things of real value.

Better to have a few wonderful things that take a while to come, than to have many shallow things that can come instantly and are of no worth.

Be patient, life works out well.

Goals and values

Posted on by philipdodson

IMG_6325

If it gets the same result, then why not use whatever method necessary to get to the goal?

In our microwave world, where the ‘hustle’ is seen as the way to do things, get it done whatever the ‘costs’ and it has to be now, means that how we achieve that goal is less important than the goal.

However, it is not possible to have a goal that matches our true values, yet then achieve it in a way that would be contrary to those values. That would mean that we have not reached our true goal but a watered down version of it.

If you want something no matter how you get it, then that is fine, but very few of us would find that matching our true values and would not really find that very meaningful or ethical.

Even if it takes twice as long, I would rather stick to my values, to my true goal, than simply settle for something less that can be achieved in any way possible.

Values will always last, will always be meaningful and it will avoid the need to sell our soul to reach a false goal.