Mindful practice helps us notice how we relate to ourselves in thoughts and feelings. It helps us develop more patience and kindness in our own inner dialogue, and one of the consequences is more patience and kindness with others.
With every annoyance, frustration, and judgment that is noticed and lifted from our mental-emotional habits, others we relate to will benefit also.
The author of the article below, mentions a monk who changed how she thought about everything. He said "what you practice gets stronger," after explaining that she hadn't been practicing mindfulness, she'd been practicing "impatience, judgment, frustration, and striving...
It's not about paying attention, it's about how you pay attention."
More in this article by Shauna Shapiro for Greater Good Magazine