14 steps to develop patience
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A Power Point Presentation of bits of wise advice to reflect upon and practice as one strives to cultivate the virtue of Patience.TRANSCRIPT
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I SHOULD NOT Dwell on my troubles and aches and pains.
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I SHOULD NOT Think I’m always right and win
people’s approval for everything I do.
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I SHOULD NOT Think that I always know
what is best for people.
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I SHOULD NOT Think that because people disagree,
they are unreasonable.
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I SHOULD NOT Think that all the unpleasant things
happen to me.
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I SHOULD NOT Think that ambition and what I want
are all-important.
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I SHOULD NOT Expect people’s temperament,
character and behaviour to be what I like.
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I SHOULD Recognize that the more I dwell on
my troubles and pains, the worse they seem.
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I SHOULD Recognize how impossible it is to please all the people all the time.
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I SHOULD Recognize that I cannot always get
people to do what I want as a matter of course.
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I SHOULD
Recognize that people are entitled to their opinions.
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I SHOULD Recognize that everybody has off-days.
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I SHOULD
Recognize the danger of expecting too much from life, myself and other people.
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I SHOULD Practice mindfulness of my mental
states and outside phenomena.
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The End
“He that can have Patience, can have what he will”
Benjamin Franklin
With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin