In times of injustice, anger, or outrage, patience can both inform and fortify us. Booker states, “Practicing patience doesn’t mean that you push your anger aside, that you don’t acknowledge it…Bringing patience in to support your anger can feel like a sacred pause, a deep listening as your body restores its dignity, giving you the opportunity in between thought and action to decide how you want to respond.”
I’d never thought of patience this way before, as a sacred pause that creates opportunity between thought and action. It helps me to want to be more patient if think of patience as a source of agency.