Whenever we are struggling with something or facing a challenge of any kind, it is pretty easy to become impatient with ourselves. It may help to consider that the issue we are facing didn’t arise overnight, and so it is unreasonable to think it will resolve overnight. With patience, gentleness, and kindness toward ourselves, it will resolve – and in less time that in took to develop. However, if we constantly kick against the goad and splash ourselves in unkindness, the problem may never be resolved and we may add a few more for good measure!