Change is good.
November 23, 2010
The experts say habits take as little as 21 days – to break, to form, to change. There are 37 days until New Year’s Day. Why wait? Balance the books this Thanksgiving. Count your blessings then take a stab at a personal inventory.
Pick 1, 2 or 3…
“I <eat, sleep, shop, drink, work, swear, cry, fight, smoke, worry, procastinate, complain, watch TV, ..> too much.
I don’t <exercise, praise, express love, volunteer, daydream, spend time with family, floss, eat healthy, call friends, laugh, save, practice random acts of kindness, clean house, accentuate the positive, trust, smile, sing, read, cook..> enough.
21 days. Just 21 days.
About 30 days ago I personally and quietly picked two of the most time and lifestyle entrenched habits to tackle. I instinctively thought about what not changing could or had cost me and how good positive change has and could make me feel about myself.
I think you will be surprised at what you can do in 21 days. Living is indeed a journey, not a destination, but it feels good to be in the driver’s seat, it is wonderful to see how change for the good has a fabulous ripple effect throughout the rest your life.
From a friend up north: It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin
Some resources I found today:
http://zenhabits.net/two-simple-ways-to-form-new-habits-without-really-trying/
http://www.iamthankful.com/science/21-days-to-form-a-habit-you-can-do-it