habits

Thinking Out Loud: Old Habits Die Hard

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“Give yourself freedom to try out new things. Don’t be so set in your ways that you can’t grow.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

NOTE: It’s easy to get into a rut. When we do something the same way over time a habit forms. Each time we repeat it, the habit becomes stronger. The stronger the habit, the more difficult it is to break it and substitute a new habit. When I was a kid every Sunday dinner was macaroni and meatballs. You knew Sunday was coming when the sauce began cooking on Saturday. No one ever questioned or dared question that a Sunday meal could be something different than macaroni and meatballs. My first experience of a different Sunday meal was when I was in the army. We grow when we dare to have new experiences. We expand our knowledge, friendships, and world viewpoints. It can be as simple as trying a new coffee shop or reading a book from a different genre. Do something different this week.

Optimism Works ~ Optimistic People Have Healthy Habits

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It’s a Great Day Why Not Go for a Walk

Several studies have analysed the correlations between optimism and healthy behaviors. In particular One study of males and females aged between 65 – 80 years found that optimism was correlated with healthy behaviors such as abstaining from smoking, moderate consumption of alcohol, the habit of walking briskly and regular physical activity, regardless of demographical factors, current psycho-physical conditions and body mass.

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A Better Life ~ Change – It’s All Up to Me

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I am the only one I can change. I waste my time and cause necessary friction with others when I try to change them. I can change my attitude. i can change my behavior. I can change my habits. It’s all up to me. If I don’t change, It’s on me. Not everyone will like my changes. They’re used to the old me. If the old me isn’t working, I want to change into a new me. If other people are unhappy with the new me, that’s not my issue. I have to move on. 

Today’s Power Thought ~ Healthy Habits are Good Habits

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What habits are holding you back from becoming what you desire to become? What habits are moving you closer to what you desire to become? Replace the former with the latter. It will make all the difference for you.

Something to About

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Good health is a precious gift. We don’t think about good health until we don’t have it. It’s like going to bed feeling great and waking up with a backache. How we wish we could feel healthy again. Good health isn’t a guarantee. Our bodies need our help. We can commit to exercise. We can commit to eating healthy. We can commit to treating our bodies as if they are a precious treasure – they are. Here’s to your good health and health sustaining habits. Cheers.

Today’s Good Word ~ Continuity

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Continuity provides us with a sense of stability. It allows us to reasonably expect something to happen. Continuity connects the past to the present and the present to the future. When we connect the best of what was in our lives with the present, we can think of ways to make more of what was good happen in the present. We can then look toward the future and project the good that was and is into the future. Imagine living a life that focus on the good that was, is, and will be. It will be a happy life. 

Longevity Tip: Settle into a Routine & Don’t Settle for Less

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Be a creature of habit. Centenarians tend to live by strict routines. eating the same kind of diet and doing the same kinds of activities their whole lives. Going to bed and waking up at the same time each day is another good habit to keep your body in the steady equilibrium that can be easily disrupted as you get on in years. “Your physiology becomes frailer when you get older,” explains Ferrucci, “and it’s harder for your body to bounce back if you, say, miss a few hours of sleep one night or drink too much alcohol.” This can weaken immune defenses, leaving you more susceptible to circulating flu viruses or bacterial infections.

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Today’s Reflection: What I Do Becomes What I Am

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I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day. ~ James Joyce

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Write Every Day

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Exercising is a good analogy for writing. If you’re not used to exercising you want to avoid it forever. If you’re used to it, it feels uncomfortable and strange not to. No matter where you are in your writing career, the same is true for writing. Even fifteen minutes a day will keep you in the habit. ~ Jennifer Egan

Longevity Tip

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Choose Longevity Behaviors

The world’s longest lived people chose–or were born into–social circles that supported healthy behaviors, Okinawans created ”moais”–groups of five friends that committed to each other for life. Research from the Framingham Studies shows that smoking, obesity, happiness, and even loneliness are contagious. So the social networks of long-lived people have favorably shaped their health behaviors.

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