Patience

Ive always struggled with patience. Being a mommy has been the ultimate test for me. I'm not saying I lose my patience and lash out. I lose my patience and become emotional and anxious.
It's something I fight all the time, some days constantly, and some days hardly at all. I tend to do this most when things are going wrong and seem to pile up. I become overwhelmed easily. And this is a result of my lack of patience.
It's something I've become aware of, and have to remind myself of when a situation has caused me to feel this way.
Being impatient, is not an emotion or feeling, it is a trait. Just because you are impatient, does not mean the emotions you feel related to this are out of your control. You are in control of your own feelings and how you express them.
Therefor, I can be an impatient person, but learn to react differently to the situations that test my patience.
Not stress, dwell and worry about what is going wrong.
I can choose to accept that my lack of patience will always be present in my life. But if I don't want that to negatively affect my attitude and how I treat others, I have to choose to change those negative feelings.
"When it rains, it pours", is something I tell myself when things aren't going my way. Even if it's a full day of little things that build up, or something that has you confused, overthinking or feeling anxious, you can focus your attention onto finding solutions for the problems instead of feeding off of the negative emotions it's bringing you.
No matter how bad it's pouring, it will always stop raining.