I was sent a copy of The Book of Patience: 250 Ways To A More Patient You written by Courtney Ackerman in exchange for this review.
For anyone who knows me know PATIENCE isn’t something I was granted with. When I want something I want it know and I don’t want to wait. Or if I want to go somewhere there is no, tomorrow it has to be done today. Are you like that as well?
I knew Homeschooling Charlie would take a ton of Patience due to his ADHD otherwise we would butt heads and nothing would get done. After Praying I remembered I had The Book of Patience: 250 Ways To A More Patient You.
When David left for work I went into the Living Room grabed my blanket and pillow with my favorite beverage and crawled into David’s chair. I begin to read the book.
I let Charlie know not to bother me until I finished reading the first chapter but by the time I got to the end of it I wanted to read the second chapter and before I knew it I was half-way through the book and the morning was partly over.
But through The Book of Patience: 250 Ways To A More Patient You ad the notes I made I knew I could teach Charlie without yelling and screaming and that even using the techniques in the book would help me and David get along better.
Which is a GOD send. I had honestly thought David and I were heading to a Divorce and that isn’t what I wanted or Charlie needed. Not that anyone knew how bad we were struggling as I was holding everything in.
I will not be doing that anymore because it isn’t healthy for me or the people I love. From not on I am going to walk away from things that stress me out or don’t make me happy.
I love how The Book of Patience: 250 Ways To A More Patient You give us things to do and we will be doing the Exercises in the morning as a family before David leaves for work.
Because I believe The Book of Patience: 250 Ways To A More Patient You will also help David and Charlie remain more patient and learn how to walk away from things that bother them.
Charlie and I’ve even decided to add The Book of Patience: 250 Ways To A More Patient You to our Reading Class and to put the book inside our Homeschool Library so it’s always close at hand.
About:
Discover why patience really is a virtue with these 250 quotes and exercises designed to help you lead a happier, more successful life.
Patience is both a virtue and a skill that you can learn and apply in your daily life to be calmer and more stress-free. Wouldn’t it be nice to calmly zen out when stuck in traffic delays instead of losing your cool? In The Book of Patience, you will discover practical exercises, habits, thoughts, and moments of pause to allow you to cultivate and improve your patience. These 250 quotes and activities will help you deescalate feelings of irritability and become less reactive in moments of stress and duress.
Being patient means facing challenges and adversity with calm and ease and The Book of Patience is here to make this skill easier than ever!
About Courtney E. Ackerman
Courtney Ackerman has lived in various places around the US, as well as spending a year in the UK as a child. These experiences spurred the development of a curiosity about people that never abated, and she indulged her interests by majoring in psychology.
Courtney continued her love affair with learning through Claremont Graduate University in California, where she earned her master’s degree in Positive Organizational Psychology and Evaluation.
Courtney is currently working as a researcher for the state of California and growing her recently established freelance writer and consulting business. She is especially interested in compassion, well-being at work, and survey development and analysis.
When she’s not working, you can probably find her hiking with her dog Mocha, reading a book, playing board games at a nearby brewery, or indulging her inner child with video games.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
