(Ralph Waldo Emerson)<\/p>\n That we all boil at different degrees is simply true.\u00a0Whether with your staff in the clinic or at home,\u00a0it is a very good thing to understand what others find upsetting, and how much patience they tend to have before becoming upset.<\/p>\n About this, David Specht writes:<\/p>\n Some of us are uncomfortable losing our patience, so we try to push down our impatient feelings as long as we can until \u2026 well, until we come to a boil.\u00a0Others of us seem to reach our flashpoint very quickly, losing our patience while others around us in the same situation seem perfectly comfortable.\u00a0Many of us lose our patience more easily when we are not feeling well, are overtired, or are in the midst of a discouraging set of days.\u00a0We are not always consistent and this can create confusion for others around us (and sometimes for ourselves).<\/em><\/p>\n Because we don\u2019t show up with \u201cuser instructions\u201d conveniently taped to our forehead for others to read, it\u2019s helpful when we can let others know when we are reaching our frustration threshold \u2013 ideally before we are really upset.\u00a0There is no shame in losing our patience or becoming upset, but it is helpful if we can notice our rising impatience before things come to a boil.\u00a0Noticing before this happens gives us a chance to let others know that we\u2019re struggling, feeling impatient, before we lose our temper and say something we later regret.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n What do you understand about your own boiling point?\u00a0How about the boiling points of those you spend a lot of time with?<\/p>\n Kind regards,<\/p>\n GME Wellness Committee<\/p>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/lifeatthecoop\/files\/2023\/07\/pot.jpg\")
We all boil at different degrees.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n