I can relate to ALL of the characters involved, as in my life I have “played” the “roles” of the patient teacher, the frustrated student, as well as the conflicted parent. It’s how we learn, right? : ) I’m wondering if your level of patience would have been higher had you not been her parent. My first thought was that, as her mom, you were concerned for her “humiliation” and perhaps also felt like you were wasting the time of others and dragging them down by “forcing” an inferior player into the situation. We were raised not to impose on people, so I think sometimes that intrudes on our ability to listen to Spirit’s guidance. As J tells me, he doesn’t care at all about “manners”. He says, simply be a conduit for miracle as it comes from him, and the “manners” will naturally follow.

I also believe this, however. Whenever we are able to recognize traits in others, it means we do have the exact same traits in us. So, if you saw that deep patience in those teachers there, you indeed DO have it within you!

Thank you again for sharing, and happy badmintoning! (is that a word?)! : )