Be Happier and Love Better by Cultivating Patience: A Dharma Talk with Dr. Cheryl

You’ve burned your toast, spilled coffee on your brand new shirt, and now you’re stuck in a line of traffic—all before you even get to work. But it’s not about what’s happened, it’s about how you react to it. Reaction is unconscious, immediate, not-our-best self, and maybe not very patient. When we just take a beat and take a breath, we can choose a better response. We may still feel just as agitated, but we can make the choice not to live in that anger.  In today’s episode of Sex, Love, and Elephants, you’ll hear part three of my recent Dharma Talk, given at a meditation retreat that I taught.  Tune in and learn about patience, energy, and concentration—three of the six qualities of the heart and mind that are so beneficial for us to cultivate if we want to be happier, more peaceful, and a better partner and lover. In This Episode, You Will Learn: When we act in alignment with our deeper values, our life flows more easily (05:56) There is more than one antidote to anger: loving kindness and patience are both great ones (11:38} Your enemy is your greatest teacher (13:29) We're not really living when we're living in distraction (47:11) Concentration can lead to brilliant focus, but it doesn't reduce suffering (50:23) Listen to parts 1 & 2 of my Dharma Talk series here and here. Interested in the 2023 session of my Become Passion 12-week online immersion program for couples? Learn more and get on the waitlist to be notified HERE! Email [email protected] your most burning love & sex questions—you could hear them answered on air! Download the Great Summer Relationship Reconnect Game Card HERE  Follow  @drcherylfraser on IG to get more Make Your Lovelife a Hobby challenges Let’s Connect!   About Me Instagram Website - Sign up for Weekly LoveBytes here  Facebook Page   Youtube If you want to rate your relationship, take the Passion Quiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.