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Patient Mindset - Patience With Time

by Andrew Johnson

Rated
4.9
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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This 3 minute meditation helps you cultivate a mindful approach to tasks by focusing on your breath and grounding yourself, creating a sense of calm while working through your to-do list. It promotes the idea that patience and mindfulness can make overwhelming tasks feel more manageable and time-efficient.

MindfulnessPatienceBreath AwarenessGroundingCalmStress ReductionAnxiety ReductionInner StrengthGrounding TechniqueMindful Patience DevelopmentTask Management VisualizationStress And Anxiety ReductionInner Strength Access

Transcript

So sitting down and making yourself comfortable,

Feet on the floor,

Hands on your lap,

Taking a gentle deeper breath in and out,

And closing your eyes,

Allowing the eyes to rest and relax,

And connecting with your breath,

Noticing the flow in and down and up and out,

Noticing how the breath takes you deeper within.

For many of us,

When we are anxious or stressed,

The things that we have to do in life seem overwhelming,

Tasks and chores,

So many things on our list.

Being mindful with what we have to do develops a sense of calm,

Centred patience.

You may remember a time where you had a huge list of things to do,

But you felt completely grounded and in control,

And that list just seemed to tick itself off.

In fact,

I'm sure you remember times where you finished your list and realised you had so much time left.

Developing a sense of mindful patience is wonderful when we have a list of things to do.

Imagine yourself with a list in front of you,

With your feet on the floor and your hands on your lap,

And just breathing,

Just noticing,

Realising that you can do things easily,

And effortlessly,

That once you've done one thing,

The list becomes shorter and shorter.

Your shoulders start to drop,

Your mind starts to quieten,

And when it does,

It opens to all the skills,

Abilities,

Resources and strength that you have always had.

This list is going to be easy to work through,

Now in a mindful manner,

And with that thought in mind you can have a little stretch,

A deeper breath in and out,

And open your eyes,

Coming back to the day.

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Recent Reviews

Robert

December 24, 2025

A nice simple, short meditation, and a voice I haven't listened to for a while, and what a lovely voice you have Andrew, it felt so welcoming and warm like a nice hug. Thank you.

Senga

July 11, 2025

Lovely, thank you Andrew. I thought for a second we had another Andrew Johnson in Portugal!! No same one! πŸ™πŸ’œπŸ•ŠπŸŒ»

Clive

June 19, 2025

Thank you for this calming and reassuring meditation Andrew, namaste πŸ™πŸΎβ˜€οΈ

Marissa

June 13, 2025

Very relevant for so many of us. Thank you, Andrew. πŸ™ŒπŸ½

BrendaJean

May 16, 2025

This short little three minute calming meditation is perfect for a friend of mine! So grateful to have found this today!

Brian

May 14, 2025

Thank u. Your beautiful voice grounds and calms me. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ«ΆπŸ»

Tonia

May 14, 2025

That was beautiful! It has been tumultuous for me lately and this was calming and peaceful and wonderful! Thank you!

Anne

May 14, 2025

Thank you very much. A perfect soothing start to a busy day or any day.

Catt

May 14, 2025

Beautiful, practical and to the point. Great meditation to start the day too! Thankyou Andrewβœ¨πŸ™πŸΌπŸŒΌ

Vicki

May 13, 2025

Thanks Andrew. A lovely short practice to banish overwhelm. Namaste

Debbie

May 13, 2025

These short meditations are very useful to help me to focus calmly on my thoughts and feelings. I love them.

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