The second attitude we should strive to cultivate is patience. When we are impatient with ourselves, we activate compulsive emotions such as anxiety and anger that controls our actions and behaviors. Unsuccessful at achieving awareness of our impatient self can cause the mind to unmindfully speak and the body to intuitively act, resulting in actions we could possibly later regret. According to Altman, having a sense of guilt does not activate awareness rather it further stimulates negative emotions, fueling more compulsive behavior. Moreover, Thich Nhat Hanh emphasizes how worries and anxiety only make us see the unimportance of what’s in front of us. Therefore, patience is an essential quality for ourselves when the mind is agitated. According …show more content…
When we do things that are unlike us, we are not in control of ourselves. What we are doing here is doing the thing another person with trust in him/herself does. This does not mean we choose to trust him/her, but because we believe we won’t get judged for standing in. However, when we make mistakes, we won’t be able to look outside of ourselves for guidance because these mistakes were never ours in the first place. Kabot-Zinn states that trusting yourself is the first step to trusting others. Moreover, seeking for help should not mean one is weak or that he/she lacks trust in oneself. Often people avoid asking others for help either because they do not trust others, or because they want to assure themselves and others that they are their own authority. Trust should not be something we fight for, instead, it should be something we are deserving of. The lack of authority over oneself, like being impatient, can stimulate negative thoughts and feelings that control our next performance. Rather than being influenced by the thoughts and feelings of others, we ought to listen to our own, become aware of them, and trust in our own