As we grow, we pick up
some actions and repeat them regularly on a daily basis until it becomes second
nature to us. Over a period of time, these actions become so very powerful that
it would be next to impossible for us to detach ourselves from them.
These
actions are known as habits. With this premise, it is not a surprise that most
of us are enslaved by our own habits.
Thus it is important to cultivate only
the good ones and keep distance from the bad ones.
It does not take much
time to appreciate that if we have to change the way we live, we need to change
our habits. And it is quite a struggle to modify something that we have been
doing over the years.
Often we end up not trying at all just by imagining our
life without actions that we hold dear to ourselves. However as the old saying
goes, “Where there is a will there is a way”.
If we focus our mind with
dedication towards changing our life for good, it is possible but it requires
efforts.
First step is to become
conscious about our bad habits. Next step would be to convert it into a good
one.
Now it would seem to be very difficult to totally eliminate it altogether.
In such cases at least masking the wrong actions consciously with right actions
initially would help.
Gradually the latter will replace the former. Some claim that if an activity is done regularly consistently for 21 days, it becomes a habit. However this is not quite the reality and cannot be generalized.
Changing a habit is not so easy task. But
acknowledging the power of habits on our life, a just decision would have to
trigger the process of changing the bad habits and imbibe good ones.
So if one
wills to change with concentrated and focused efforts, it can surely be done. You ready?
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