Impatiens

Dysfunctional state of mind

Impatience, haste, and easy irritability

Innate resource / positive virtue

Dynamism / Patience

Positive affirmation

“I follow the rhythm of the here and now: I release tension and blend in with the rhythm of my fellows, the flow of life and nature.”

Impatiens is the Bach flower for people who think and act quickly, are easily impatient with the slowness or delays of others and like to work in solitude in order to maintain their own accelerated pace.

By nature, Impatiens are inclined to act quickly and without hesitation. We can say that Dynamism is their innate resource. However, this attitude originates from a state of continuous tension, as if in constant struggle or run-away, which can lead the Impatiens type to be excessively anxious, impatient and irritable.

Impatiens therefore invites us to develop the virtue of Patience, which means the ability to slow down one's own internal rhythm to harmonise with that of others, events and nature. In fact, what makes Impatiens functional is not the acceleration, but the ability to act both dynamically and patiently according to the rhythms required by the context and by others.

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