If we’re honest, all is not bright and sunny inside our consciousness. We need to practice the habit or spirituality of patience: being patient with the process of reflecting on who we are.

To cultivate patience, Jon Kabat-Zinn says we need to stop rushing to “get somewhere” because then we’re never where we are. Impatience is destructive; patience is restorative. Remember, the butterfly can only emerge on its own time.

For more insight on patience, check out Jon Kabat-Zinn’s short talk (length 2:18)