Drops of Inspira

 Hello! I know last week's post was a bit heavy, so this week, I wanted to tackle another angle of patience that is near and dear to my heart: Patience and How it Affects Mental Health. If you've followed my blog for awhile, you know that I struggle a lot with both anxiety and depression. As a kid, I never thought I would be dealing with either, but it happened.  Lately, I've been fascinated by just how much impatience takes a toll on the mind and body.  Did you know that impatience can raise your blood pressure, raise your cortisol levels and adrenaline? When these are raised, your body enters a fight or flight response and your stress levels raise. When your stress levels rise, your body is prone to physical illness as well as mental illness. Many illnesses start in the mind. It controls more than we realize. And no, I'm not saying it's all in your head. That saying is one that has been going around for far too long in my opinion. It basically means that the sick ...

 Hello! This is a rather difficult subject for me to write on, mostly because I've struggled with patience since I was a young girl. As a kid, I was quick-tempered, especially when riled, and it often got me into the worst sorts of trouble.  Now that I'm older, I still struggle with it, but have learned to stop and think (most of the time) before I speak or act even though every bit of my spirit wants to react. Thomas Jefferson is quoted to have said, "When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred." Why do I bring up anger when I said I was going to write on patience? Because anger and impatience often go hand in hand.  When we are angry, we react quickly. We don't stop to think.  This month, I've chosen the topic of patience because it is something we all desperately need, myself included. I've titled the series Prayer for Patience because it is indeed a prayer. Patience is not something I can muster up myself.  Patience i...