Project Catalyst, Apr 26-May 3, Patience / Impatience

[Lavazza]

Hello again friends,

As promised, here is the tread for our first 'Project Catalyst' week. Sorry about the logo- my wife and I have been watching 'project runway' lately, so I couldn't help but feel inspired. It is well to note however, that this is anything but a competition.

For anyone who didn't catch the first thread, please have a look here to get the general idea of what this is all about.

This week we'll be taking a good hard look at what impatience we might have within ourselves, and will try to be as mindful as possible about this over the next week. And to be fair, anyone who feels they are too patient are welcome to attempt to do the reverse- although I'm sure most people won't be going that way As the week progresses, please feel free to visit this thread again and share what stories you have experienced. Where were the victories, where were the failures? What have we learned about ourselves, etc?

What is the deal with impatience these days anyway? If I might begin a dialog on this subject, I might start by pointing at our western culture and it's explosion of instant-information, instant-feedback, instant-service. It seems like things are happening faster and faster each day- yesterdays fastest computers are laughable today. You can look at almost any area of the average westerner's life and see where it has become quickened compared to yesteryear. As a result, having grown up in just such a quickening culture, it's easy to see how our expectations have grown to accommodate... and expect. As such, traffic can never move fast enough, computers can never load web pages fast enough, and that person you asked to help you can never get the job done on time.

Another fascinating aspect of patience / impatience is simply the art of accepting something someone else is doing that you find irritating (or not accepting it) in your everyday life. I have witnessed myself losing patience when someone makes a comment that I internally deem to be devolved, for example. This is perhaps the deeper art of maintaining one's patience. But I'll rest here and let some of you other fine folks weigh in.

Thank you all for your enthusiasm! If you care to, please drop a quick line if nothing else, signaling your interest/participation.

cheers to you,
Lavazza