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This reframes patience as perspective, not passivity. It can be taken to mean that progress feels less exhausting when you treat small actions as meaningful in themselves, instead of staring at a distant goal and counting the distance. It lands when someone is learning a skill, recovering, or working through a long project, and needs to value the next step without being swallowed by the whole path.
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About Richelle E. Goodrich
Richelle E. Goodrich is an American author and screenwriter. She co-created the *Twilight* series with Stephenie Meyer and later developed the *Beauty and the Beast* live-action remake for Disney. Her work spans young adult fiction and television, blending fantasy and romance.
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