Go on with thy business in meekness, so shalt thou be beloved by all men.

According to Saint Augustine, the soul inhabited by God is like a place where the inner “animals,” our passions, are tamed: its actions breathe gentleness, and this gentleness draws everyone’s affection. Today, choose a task or an encounter in which you tend to grow impatient, and carry it out deliberately with gentleness, in your tone, your gestures and your pace.