along the path
on our walk
by the river
these tin soldiers
lie napping
in the sun
as they
await their moment
to fly once more.
“adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
-ralph waldo emerson
—
huron river, ann arbor, michigan, usa
May8
Tag Archives: patience
Mar29
“i’m hoping this matter will not involve my eagerness to help you.”- joel
and yet another encounter with a customer service rep
this was the rest of our live chat conversation
once joel and i reached an impasse with no solution:
Joel: Still with me?
Me: yes
Joel: Will there be anything else I can assist you with?
Me: no, thank you anyway
Joel: I’m hoping that this matter will not involve my eagerness to help you.
Joel: Hope you had a great rest of your day.
(somehow i really had hoped that joel would have involved his eagerness to help me…)
—
“patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen
in a different order
than the one you have in mind.”
― david g. allen
Mar27
time after time.
a clock that forces you to do math to find out the time
The Albert Clock is no simple timepiece. In fact, it requires you to think pretty hard. It will tell you the time of day, but only if you can do the math to read it, as Nerdist reports.
Designed by the Paris-based Axel Schindlbeck, the clock is meant to be a mental workout, providing the mathematical calisthenics you need to keep your number skills sharp. It’s technically designed for classrooms and kids, but adults need to practice their multiplication tables regularly, too.
The digital clock has four different levels to help you ramp up your addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division abilities over time. For a real challenge, you can program it to change equations more often than every minute, so you’re presented with a new time-telling puzzle every 10 seconds.
The wall-mounted clock retails for about $300, but you can also download a mobile version of the design for free. It will make you yearn for the simplicity of analog clocks in no time.
(if i had to wake up to this, i might opt for just using the sun or wildly guessing instead)
—
“the two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”
-leo tolstoy
—
credits: MNTNT, nerdist,shaunacy ferro
Nov11
treasures.
“i have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.
these three are your greatest treasures.”
-lao tzu
May7
juggle.
while we wait
in nice weather
in a friendly line
to see a show
some of us chat
some of us think
some of us check messages
some of us watch
some of us worry
some of us laugh
some of us sigh
and
some of us –
juggle.
—
“yeah, I think on my resume it still says that – I can juggle.”
– luke kirby
Dec19
just be patient. let the game come to you. don’t rush. be quick, but don’t hurry. – earl monroe
three people.
three different ways
to play
the same game.
hurry, be patient, worry.
who wins?
Aug6
patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears. – barbara johnson
four swings
divided by
six cousins
equals
one each
with
a
remainder of two
and
many
seems like forever
wait times.
Feb9
patience.
i left the store
and
saw the enthusiasm
on his face
as he
gathered up the carts
and ran
with
as many as he could push
and
then some
and
he was clearly strong
on the outside
but
just as he was hitting his stride
about to cross
the last fifty feet
into the store
a car
decided to back up
and
took a few tries to do so
and
a family
decided
to cross in front of him
and
a young couple
ran in his path
and
four more cars
drove in front of him
and
things
just kept coming
and
still he stood
patient
and
unflinching
just
waiting
and
when the path
was
finally clear
once more
he
slowly
walked the carts
back into their place
in the store
in a show of
personal
inner strength
endurance
and
will
and
having no idea
anyone noticed.
—-
patience, persistence and perspiration
make an unbeatable combination for success.
– napoleon hill
Feb17
waiting patiently with good company
i ran into this cheerful couple while waiting my turn in an insurance office. they seemed well-matched and quite happy. i think i overheard one of them say to the other: ‘You got a past, I do too. We’re perfect for each other.’
We have lasted this long close together, so we must have something going for each other.
Jan27
dreaming of the summer garden, and creatures great and small
with yet another day of below zero temps and flying snow, i have warm memories of baby v and lewis the cat, as they crossed paths last summer at my favorite garden store, just a beautiful walk away from the cottage.
i’m just going to stop over for a minute and tell lewis something.
okay, we are good.
lewis is a well-respected and incredibly tolerant employee. and a very good listener.
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. ~John Steinbeck
I didn't have my glasses on.... 