Becoming a better person -- how quickly can it happen?

Yesterday I attended a daylong on Insight Meditation and Patience that offered by Insight Meditation South Bay.

Other than the fact that it was in Mountain View and hellishly hot, it was a day well spent. It was a mix of meditation, walking meditation, yoga (yes, I actually do yoga on occasion), and a talk in the afternoon.

Patience is far from my strong suit. I'm a foot-tapper and a hand-wringer. That's why I got up early on a Saturday to drive down for this. It can't be very helpful to be impatient. This program helped show me that patience is an active, not passive thing, and that's a good start.