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</p><p id="69d4">I wish to possess the stillness of a saint, whose loving attention never wavers</p><p id="12b7">To slow down my distracted mind, and dwell in a mindful space</p><p id="b028">I wish to take responsibility and stop blaming my impatience on others</p><p id="ecd7">To have more peaceful intentions instead of filling myself with disharmony</p><p id="1c9f">I wish to remember this mantra whenever I feel restless and bored<i>:</i></p><p id="3e39"><i>There are far worse things, I’m sure There are far worse things, I’m sure.</i></p><p id="66bb">© 2022 <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></p><div id="978f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://mftulin.medium.com/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Mark Tulin</h2> <div><h3>undefined</h3></div>

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Patience with Grace

There are far worse things than waiting

Meditating Bodhisattva. Photo by the author, Mark Tulin

I wish I had waited for you with more patience and grace

To breathe deeply with eyes closed like the yogi who sits with legs crossed

I wish to understand the simple lesson that waiting doesn’t mean to suffer

To wait as calmly as a housecat who sits by the steps anticipating my arrival

I wish to chant and sing like a Buddhist who prepares his mind for contentment

To wait with a calm demeanor like a person who reaps good karma

I wish to possess the stillness of a saint, whose loving attention never wavers

To slow down my distracted mind, and dwell in a mindful space

I wish to take responsibility and stop blaming my impatience on others

To have more peaceful intentions instead of filling myself with disharmony

I wish to remember this mantra whenever I feel restless and bored:

There are far worse things, I’m sure There are far worse things, I’m sure.

© 2022 Mark Tulin

Here’s another Zen poem by Mark:

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