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3872 Patience Is Not Passive

Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo

Release Date: 11/05/2025

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When it comes to healthy living, consistency is king. But anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight or build better habits knows that consistency alone isn’t enough. You need patience, too. Yet, patience is often misunderstood as doing nothing — sitting back and waiting for magic to happen. It’s not. Patience is not passive. It’s an active choice to keep moving forward, even when progress feels slow or invisible.

We’re quick to judge ourselves, especially if past attempts ended in failure. That critical voice inside pushes us to do more, faster, like we're racing against some ticking clock.

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But freaking out or trying to prove something only fuels frustration and self-doubt. And frustration doesn’t get the scale to budge, the energy to spike, or habits to stick. It just keeps you stuck.

Healthy living isn’t about being perfect. It’s about embracing imperfection — making the best decisions you can right now while living a life that’s real and messy. Patience is your companion on this journey, and it’s most powerful when paired with deliberate action.

So how can you be active while you’re patiently waiting for the weight to fall or the habits to take root?

It's all about patience in action!

The K.I.S.S. ~ Patience in action!

Here are three concrete moves anyone can make to embody patient action:


1. Daily Mini Wins: Choose Small Actions, Every Day

Patience doesn’t mean waiting for some giant breakthrough. It means showing up for yourself daily, even in small ways.

  • What it looks like: Instead of a marathon workout once a week, commit to a 10-minute walk each day. Or swap one soda for water every afternoon. These smaller wins build momentum.
  • How to adapt: Schedule it like a meeting you can’t miss. Set an alarm to remind you, or pair your mini-win with an existing habit—brush your teeth, then do a quick stretch. Showing up consistently with these manageable tasks keeps you active and engaged, even if the scale or mirror isn’t celebrating yet.

2. Reflect and Adjust: Use Your Waiting Time to Learn

Patience gives you space to reflect on what’s working and what’s not—without judgment, only curiosity.

  • What it looks like: Keep a simple journal or notes app where you jot down daily energy levels, moods, or craving triggers. Notice patterns and adjust your plan accordingly.
  • How to adapt: Make this reflection a brief part of your day, maybe before bed or after meals. Use your insights to tweak your eating, exercise, or sleep habits bit by bit. Being patient with your process means you’re constantly refining your approach, not stuck repeating the same old ‘failures’.

3. Invest in Your Foundations: Prioritize Rest and Recovery

Patience includes respecting your body’s need for downtime as much as it craves movement.

  • What it looks like: Sleeping enough, managing stress, and scheduling rest days even when you want to push harder.
  • How to adapt: Notice how you feel after a bad night’s sleep or a stressful day. Choose to hit pause, even with a short meditation, breathing exercise, or gentle yoga session. Prioritizing recovery keeps your body primed to respond to your healthy efforts over the long haul.

Your body is the engine that powers everything you do. The better you care for it, the bigger your impact on the world around you. Healthy living isn’t a race; it’s a continuous journey of patient action. By scaling down the overwhelm and focusing on daily wins, self-reflection, and rest, you stay active even while waiting for results.

Life is worth living fully—imperfect, unpolished, and real. Be patient in your actions, and the outcomes will follow.

"Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"

 

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Music by Mandisa - Overcomer

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Song ID: 68209
Song Title: Overcomer
Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia
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