Patience is hard to have but super helpful for your life.

Talking Points:

  • Patience is one of those virtues that is challenging to practice but so necessary for life. You will have friends, co-workers and family members who will drive you crazy, but patience will help you to be kinder to them.
  • It’s better to learn it while you’re young because it will only get harder as you get older. 
Discussion Questions:
  1. Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
  2. Who in your life do you lose your cool with the most? Why do they drive you so crazy?
  3. How do you feel when people are impatient with you? What can you learn from that to avoid doing the same thing to others?
  4. What does a patient person look like? How do you compare to that list?
  5. Why is patience so hard to develop in life? What are some practical things you can do to respond with patience rather than snapping at people in your life?
  6. Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?

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