Thursday, September 24, 2009

Changing Bad Habits

I have some bad habits. There are a number of things I wish I didn't do and other things that I wish I DID do. It isn't as though I have these problems from time to time, either. They're habits. They are built into my routine now. I wonder, though, if I wanted to change these habits, wouldn't I make more of an effort to do so? Are the trade-offs so unappealing that I don't move forward toward productive changes.

And - making changes isn't easy. Have you ever tried to break a bad habit? Sheesh. I'm not talking about self-destructive behavior here - just bad habits - but they do limit my ability to live a fully productive live - to achieve more - to be happier.

Now, one thing I have given a bit of thought to is my need to control my environment. Perhaps all those times I had to clean my room and watch my mom perform the white glove test (oh, I wasn't even a teenager then), may have caused me to want to be free enough to leave my laundry on the floor. Maybe I don't WANT to put my clean clothes away. The sad part is that my kids are going to adopt my slovenly ways if I don't get this under control. It's only been bad for the last year, but still... I need to work on this.

Ok, so that's one of my bad habits. I have others. I'm not going to share all of them. BUT, I do want to share a site that I think can help people like me (and probably YOU) who need to get some of their bad habits under control.

Change Bad Habits

C'mon, you know you're curious... :)

Carla

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