Category: Within oneself
Patience
Source
אֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבּור
Proverbs 16:32Sefaria
Commentary
Proverbs praises slow anger as strength: in Musar, savlanut is disciplined delay between impulse and word, not apathy.
The light
When tension rises, breathe once and name what you actually need before you respond.