Formula for Patience

According to Wyndmere aromatherapy, the formula for patience is:

• Patchouli
  
• Rosewood
  
• Lavender
  
• Geranium
  
• Bergamot
  
• Vetiver
  
• Palmarosa
  
• Rose
  

As a birdwatcher on a snowy day attempting to guide the wary locals toward my new suet feeder, I'm learning the formula for patience is:

• a pot of Starbucks Italian roast
  
• a comfortable seat by the window
  
• a laptop with decent web access
  
• lots of work to do
  
• an essential oils burner
  

But as a dog-mom attempting to keep the canines out of the birdgarden during my experiment I know that the formula for patience is:

• two Kong balls crammed with a combination of crunchy biscuits and highly aromatic, compressed, rubbery chewsticks