Welcome to your ✨Monday Moment✨

Take a deep breath in. Hold it. Exhale.

Pick a colour 🔴 🟠 🟡 🟢 🔵 🟣

Find the moment below with that same colour, then go to the closing moment at the end.

🔴 Take a moment to think of a time when people often lose their patience. What advice would you give someone to help handle those moments differently next time?

🟠 Take a moment to learn about the frogfish, one of the animal kingdom’s most patient creatures. Known for its ability to mimic its surroundings, it can patiently wait, camouflaged and motionless, for its prey to come by before consuming it whole. Can you think of any other animals that are exceptionally patient?

🟡 Take a moment to ponder the quote by Ralph W. Emerson, “Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.” What elements of nature does it bring to mind? Do you agree with Emerson?

🟢 Take a moment to take a breath for some patience. You may have already heard of a box breath as it is a popular technique for not only patience but also calming the nervous system in general. Sit up tall, relax your shoulders and imagine a square (if you would prefer you can also physically draw a square on a piece of paper or trace a square with your finger on the table). Breathe in for four seconds as you go up one side of the square, hold the breath for four seconds as you go across the top of the square, breathe out for four seconds as you go down the other side, and hold the breath for four seconds as you go along the bottom of the square. Repeat this four times, and use it whenever you feel frustrated and need some patience and calm.

🔵 Take a moment to think about some relaxing activities that require patience. What are your favourites? What is one you have always wanted to try?

🟣 Take a moment to think about someone in your life who is very patient. How do they behave when others are being impatient? What could you learn from them?

Take another deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Smile. In such a fast-paced world, it is understandable that we are sometimes a little less practised in patience. If you find yourself feeling impatient this week, take a breath and reset before reacting. Be kind to yourself and those around you, as we all have those moments from time to time.

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