After the pandemic I found myself going through a bout of depression that lasted for months and during this time I tried to understand what was taking place. At some point, I realized that every day there was this thought pattern playing over in my head like a tape recorder. It didn’t matter what time of day or night it was, at some point, I would hear my internal voice say: “I am sad,”

Her gift of patience is similar to compassion in that it allows us to remain undisturbed, even when situations are really difficult.