Journals and meditations are often designed either to illuminate positive change or to bring it about. We read and meditate to find the kind of peace and wisdom that will help us travel the best pathway in life.
What are the patterns of thought or behavior you have been able to change and how did you do it? When I consider these questions, I too often default to specific behaviors. I smoked for about a year back in the 1960s. It wasn't that hard to quit. About twenty years ago, I decided to give up desserts. This has mostly been successful. In each case, I found what worked best was to decide that cigarettes and deserts were no longer a part of my life. On the other hand, ...
I have have been painfully unsuccessful at changing one of my worst personality traits - impatience. Try as I might, I can't shake a life long tendency to shoot from the hip too often. What changes have you made? Comment, below, to share with other caregivers (you do not need to fill in the URL)
