“The process of deciphering patience for the self is gritty, maybe long, but overall rewarding. I may not be able to fully tell you whether my inquiries going into this Issue emerged as one definitive answer. That is for you, the reader, to ponder over as you reflect on what you chance upon and then, if possible, ask your question of what patience is to you.”

“Patience asks of us to embrace and accept our sensuality, at times she is soft, subtle and so very fertile with infinite portals to walk through. Simultaneously, she pushes us out and gives birth to us, sometimes despite our own will, and demands of us to show up when it is our time.”

“After we descend down into ourselves, after we have come home to a particular knowing of who we are, what happens when we have landed? Have we fully landed and taken the chance to be still, or are we still moving? Is this where patience comes into play in this grand continuum of experience?”