Continue in Patience

D&C 67
12 Neither can any natural man abide the presence of God, neither after the carnal mind.
13 Ye are not able to abide the presence of God now, neither the ministering of angels; wherefore, continue in patience until ye are perfected.

Sure, just be patient. How? Especially when you have roadblocks that come up that you can't control? Depression and hormones for example. Those are roadblocks that others seldom seem to forgive you for. Doesn't matter if you're in a mood, you still have to be patient. And if you're not you should feel guilty because you know better. Verse 10 of the same section of D&C reads " inasmuch as you strip yourselves from jealousies and fears, and humble yourselves before me, for ye are not sufficiently humble, the veil shall be rent and you shall see me and know that I am—not with the carnal neither natural mind, but with the spiritual."
Can removing jealousies and fears help me be patient? I think so. A lot of times we're not patient because we're either jealous of someone else getting something faster or we're afraid we'll lose the opportunity. Makes sense. 

So what about when others don't seem to be patient with your impatience? 

Ideally the best response:

Something that I have a problem with is simply smiling and saying, 'you're right, i'm sorry.' There's really very little someone can say back to you when you give that response. Probably because it's not what they were expecting. It's hard to humble yourself enough to just let the injustice go. 

If you can, the greater challenge is to not hold a grudge. It's one thing to forgive but more important is to forget. 

So in summary: avoid jealousies and fears, smile and wave then let it go. 

So what stops me from doing that? What holds me back from being the first to approach the opposing party and apologize? Pride maybe? I don't want to appear weak. Maybe i'm afraid of getting more hurt. That they'll think that because they 'got away' with it this time then they can do it again. Sometimes I just don't trust myself to say the right thing. I fear i'll make the situation worse. 

There are those jealousies and fears. Man, those are hard to avoid.
Seriously just stumbled upon this perfect quote by Hans B. Ringger from April 1994 General Conference: "The visible expression of doing God’s will often results in personal cheerfulness—a silent, sunny brightness and a joy for life, feelings which are sung about in Psalms. We live, however, not without adversity and possible moments of deep despair. Our surroundings entice us to the unenduring, to injustice and disobedience. If we want to prevail, we must act in accordance with gospel principles. We cannot ask for more than to find the true meaning of life. “He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it” (Matt. 10:39). We are promised that we will receive plentifully and gain eternal life when we give up those things the Lord requires of us."

I have nothing to lose but everything to gain by being the first one to apologize even when I don't believe I am in the wrong. By doing that I am living the gospel principle of forgiveness and humility which will ultimately result in my personal cheerfulness.