Habits by Dewaine Wakeman


New thoughts do not come from old habits.
Yet it is habits that lead us to where we need to go.
The old sayin’ goes, “wherever you go there you are!”
Or as confucius would say, whereever you go, go with all your heart.
Or Lao Tzu would say, “The crooked will be made straight.”
Our habits can get us into trouble, but over time, good habits,
even new habits, are our saving grace.


So, What habits do we need to break?


Thinking?
Worrying?
Belief system(s)
Activities?
Over-all feelings toward others on a daily basis?
Self consciousness toward others?


Many things get us into trouble – they all come from our thoughts and habits.


Napoleon Hill reminds us,
“You don’t have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great.”




Habits make our world.
According to American Pyschologist William James, habits take twenty one days to form.
“Logic will not change and emotion but action will.” (James reminds us)


*** William James, “Pyschology”


- Dewaine

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