A Few Reasons to Change Some Habits

Habit is defined as...


A settled tendency...a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition...an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary...


Some of our habits could use some changing - in each of our lives.


Here's why we need to change some habits...


Some are absolutely useless.  Perhaps they are now useless or they were never useful in the first place.  No matter, habits that fall under this type, might not necessarily be bad or destructive, just useless.  Like sleeping too much or watching too much tv...or procrastination...etc.  Not really "bad" just useless.


Also, some habits are more graphic & show up as being more detrimental in life.  Again, we might not label them as being really bad, so much as knowing they are holding us back from something better.  Eating ice cream might not be "bad", but it could be holding us back from losing weight...causing diabetes...lowering self-esteem...etc.  Just some things that might be in our life, that if we change them - we will be on our way to a goal we want to achieve.


Of course, some habits are bad...destructive...harmful...etc.  No one has to point those out either, we know them & know they need to change.  Actually change is a lighter word than what is really needed.  Stop or quit is the right word here.  Anything causing any area of our life to be lived at a lower level - needs to be dropped.


Here's how we are wired:


Actions produce Feelings.


There is no way around this truth.  It's an inherent principle living within.  The short of it is this:  You will NEVER feel good about acting bad.  Never.  Why?  Actions produce feelings.  Also, you can never feel your way out of acting bad.  It's not going to happen.


You want to feel better about yourself...your marriage...your home...your family...etc.  Act better.  It's that simple - yet it's that difficult.


Find the habits in your life that cause you to feel less than alive...those that are in the way of your thriving...those that are killing you in some area of life.


AND


Change them.  Baby steps.  Do what you can UNTIL you can do what you can't.


One step will produce a better feeling about yourself.


The antithesis is true as well.  Allow your feelings to direct your life & you will always have a negative feeling from that.  Sadly, if your feelings guide you, it's a reinforcing loop set up in your life.  It goes like this - you don't feel like it - so you don't.  That causes you to not feel like it again...only to cause you to feel worse about yourself (or it) again.  On & on & on.


Plant a thought, reap an act. Plant an act, reap a habit. Plant a habit, reap a character. Plant a character, reap a destiny.


peace...


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