“The world is our classroom, and people are our assignments”

Peace through Patience

Myself at the railway station in Istanbul, Turkey

This one is maybe the hardest blog I’ve ever written. I have struggled with patience my whole life. I either didn’t get what I wanted at the time I wanted or I had people who constantly pushed my limits and forced me to be patient about what they do or don’t do.

But here I’m writing about it and hoping that you can heal while reading these lines. I ask the spirit to help me write this blog. My fingers started to flow with ease. Let’s get started…

“The world is our classroom and people are our assignments.”

Even though I love this saying, I tend to forget from time to time. We all do know and forget, right? If this saying is new to you, here is a little bit more about it.

Life gives you what you ask for. Not exactly what you asked but the assignment for you to get prepared for it. For example, you asked to be the best speaker in the world. What would the best speaker do in his/her life? Busy to travel, speak, and communicate all the time. You might receive assignments like people who are not easy to get along with. Or an audience that wouldn’t respect you while you speak. The reason why you receive all these assignments is you need to be prepared for all of those…