I hope I have more patience now than when I was a kid. But I am not so sure . While reading an interview with Joanna Zeiger (2008 Ironman 70.3 World Champion), I thought: This is exactly how I feel! Joanna says: "The most overrated virtue is patience . If everyone was patient, nothing would ever get done. I have spent years fretting over my impatience – I hate waiting in line, waiting for appointments, waiting for people to do things, waiting for people in general; I want things done yesterday. I have now embraced my lack of patience and would request that people stop asking me to be more patient." I still think patience is a great thing and I am working on mine. But I have realized that there are different kinds of patience . As her next quote demonstrates: "The most underrated virtue is resilience . Life is hard and unexpected. No matter what plans we make, what goals we set, what time-line we expect, curve balls are always thrown our way. It is those who are resili...
Mom of 2 Wild Boys, Wife to a PhD Student, Professional Triathlete