I thought patience meant waiting until things got better, because sometimes you just have to wait things out. Like when my eyes went cross, or my current bout of dizziness which i think is from the flu. But there are things i can do to not make my situation worse, even if i can't do a lot to make it better. Like i dont need to eat a box of cookies - i should eat more healthfully for my weight and blood sugar. I dont need to add more stress to my life - i should make an effort to productively enjoy what awake and undizzy time i have every day.

But i only had to wait 3 months for my eyes to uncross. I was aware of being patient. I was also slowly but surely improving, so that was encouraging. Maybe this is how couples stay together for the long run. What is one or two years in the course of twenty or more? Take this gift of more free time to do something for yourself? You are not joined at the hip.