I had a boyfriend once whose mother, when she was charmed by his bad behavior, would roll her eyes and tell me how patient I was.  But he was not my boyfriend for very long, because she was wrong.  Patience is a virtue, but it’s not one of mine.  I aspire to be more patient.  [...]

First, you have to be interested enough to spend the time.  This is true if any endeavor that pays back joy for discipline:  drawing, playing guitar, taking pictures, dancing, singing, tennis, gardening.  It has to engage you.  Everyone has something that sometimes feels as though you’re pushing a rock up a hill but still makes [...]