In Pursuit of Good Habits
For the past year or so, I’ve struggled to create good habits in my life. As I am in the midst of a transition, I want to create some good habits. For some reason, I am struggling to do so. I have always thought about the fact that it takes 21 days to create a new habit. And all you had to do was power through until that point and you would have a habit. Except that misses a very important point: How do you find the motivation to repeat something every day for 21 days or more? I knew I wanted to begin a few things to add to…
Friday Five: Reasons to Write Everyday
I try to write every day. This is a habit I began in the past couple of years and have enjoyed immensely. Well, I haven’t enjoyed it every day but most. Here are my reasons for writing every day: 1. I wanted to write. 2. Writing each day builds a habit. Stopping, for me, even one day meant it was harder to get moving the next day. 3. Building this daily habit keeps the fingers and creativity limber. It also helps keep the crazies at bay. 4. The repeating habit tells my muse when to show up so writer’s block is kept to a minimum. I’m not sure that anything…
5 Lessons in a Decaffeinated Life
It’s been over a week since I’ve had any of my favorite beverage. Coffee. I have survived but barely. I have struggled with many things throughout the week. Between work, home and my own interests, each thing has been much more stressful due to this major change in my life. My body and spirit haven’t fared well as I have gone through withdrawals. Here are some things that I’ve discovered: 1. My allergies have finally kicked in this spring. I won’t say that it is truly because of the lack of coffee but the timing is suspicious. 2. The 2:00 slump is real. 3. What do I drink all day?…
