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Good Habits

A good life is about good habits.

A habit is simply a type of behavior that happens automatically because the body is so used to responding in that particular fashion. This occurs by engaging in a particular activity for such a long time that we do it without even thinking about it. Because habits guide behavior without much effort, those who create good life habits can live better lives.

Every day, we can focus on doing good things for ourselves. This may not be easy at first. I usually don’t have a burning desire to exercise or eat healthy. But after doing so for a while, habit will carry me the rest of the way.

Good habits do not take very long to make. You can get in the habit of eating well in a couple of months. Those first few months will be very difficult, but after some time, you’ll eat well just out of habit. The difficulty will be gone. Your health will improve almost all by itself.

Then it is just a matter of keeping your habits strong. Vacations, career changes, or children can alter our habits. From time to time, we have to go through the difficult stage of habit formation again. But once we do, the habit will return and our life will be back on track.

Questions of Reflection:

1. Do I already have any good habits?
2. What new ones would I like to create?
3. What bad ones would like to replace?

Peace and Love

I allow peace and love into my heart.

It’s important in my life to find and develop personal peace. I can only contribute to this world if I have my health and my happiness.

In this fast paced world, I let myself take it easy at times. I allow myself to put everything on hold and slow down. Abrasive thoughts and feeling try to work their way in, and I just let them flow right through me. I relax and free myself. My body loosens and my mind drifts. The worries of the world fade away. I think of all the beautiful things in the world and how special it is to be alive and breathing.

The more I follow this approach, the easier it becomes to follow. Soon, when stress finds its way working up my spine, I know what to do without even thinking about it. Sometimes we think that the only way to “win” in life is to beat ourselves up. This is a mistake. To win, we need a clear head and a steady hand. This can only be achieved with peace in the heart.

Questions of Reflection:

1. How do I deal with pain and frustration?
2. Do I let negativity fill my heart?
3. How can I open up to serenity?