Contentment and Peace

I was recently told that finding contentment is right up there with acquiring patience. When I heard that I thought "aw crap!!". Patience has never been a strong quality of mine.

So the question is this, is peace, contentment and patience all the same thing? Can you have one without the other? Or can you be content in not acquiring patience? Can you be patient and lack contentment?

Two of my favorite verses say "The three greatest things in life are faith, hope and love. But the Greatest of these is Love" 1 Corinthains 13:13
And...
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart." Proverbs 3:3

Being a person is full of love and compassion makes me wonder if the peace, contentment and patience follows love... or did I just pass those qualities and have to back track (like most of my life!) .

I am not complaining by any means, I love having the gift of love (ha ha!), and I believe that because of the love I have brings me that much closer to knowing and understanding God's desire to be with us...

Maybe the trick is to love unconditionally, be content in the constant challenges and growth God allows/provides, and find peace in knowing that God's plan will be even if you are stubborn and take back bumpy, two lane full of semi trucks and road construction ways (is it obviously that I spend most of my time in the car?!)

*side note, isn't it interesting/amazing that we are to have faith like a child, and a child's forgiveness, trust, and love for parents/siblings are undeniable?!