{"id":1247,"date":"2015-03-12T09:57:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T16:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hesarizona.org\/williams-charter-school\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2017-03-30T10:31:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T17:31:40","slug":"practicing-patience-as-a-virtue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hesarizona.org\/williams-charter-school\/practicing-patience-as-a-virtue\/","title":{"rendered":"Practicing Patience as a Virtue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone has to wait. Whether it\u2019s waiting in line at the grocery store, waiting on the sidelines at a sibling’s soccer game, waiting in the lobby for dance or karate class, or waiting to be picked up by the bus or carpool for school, life just has a lot of waiting.<\/p>\n

This teaches all of us that patience is a skill that inevitably has to be learned. It can be one of the hardest skills to learn, but it is truly one of life\u2019s lessons that cannot be avoided. Most of us are taught that patience is a virtue, but most of us are never taught why.<\/p>\n

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The definition of patience is the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. The definition of virtue is behavior showing high moral standards. Combine these two and success will never meet failure.<\/p>\n

Sometimes patience can feel like missing out on something. But it doesn\u2019t always have to. To perfect patience you must be creative and realize that for every missed opportunity there is another waiting around the corner.<\/p>\n

So the next time you are waiting in line at the store or even for dinner when you feel as if you are \u201cstarving,\u201d come up with ideas to help you and your child accept the delay and show smart and outstanding behavior.<\/p>\n

Here are a few from us:<\/p>\n