Posted by 64bowtie on October 7, 2004, at 10:02:31
* Why do habits rule my life? Does it matter?
* Do bad-habits cost me money?
* Will I live longer with good-habits?
* Is it a habit, or does it only feel like one?
* Do I have to know it for it to be a habit?
* Are they my habits, or am I sometimes a puppet?
* When I do bad things, can I blame it on habits?
* Who do I blame for creating bad-habits?
* How do I get good-habits after having bad ones?
* Do good-habits create good quality-of-life?Dictionary view:
1. A recurrent pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
2. An established disposition of the mind or character.
3. Customary manner or practice: a person of ascetic habits.
4. An addiction, especially to a narcotic drug.
Physical constitution.
5. Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal.Premise:
Freedom from my bad habits is most of the freedom that has ever been promised me. The conundrum is that the payoff requiring effort on my part.So, I can find freedom if I change my ways? I just don't know for sure how much change I need.
A. How much do I have to change to feel free?
B. What do I change first, even if I'm willing?
C. Who knows how to find this freedom?Please help me with my habits, good or bad.
Rod
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thread:399938
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