Habits

Habits, habitual thinking, habitual ways of doing things. There is so much in my life that is a habit. Some good some bad. Habits to me are things I do without question. I just do them.

I’ve been trying and succeeding to set good habits from the moment I get up in the morning. I have a morning routine that I go through involving meditation, affirmations, exercise and reading. It really sets the tone of my day and I notice the difference if I haven’t gone through this process. It somehow settles me. I also do it without question, just getting up and going. Is it a loss of freedom to have a routine? No, not to me. It’s something that I definitely do for myself, so actually it is a pleasure. There are days where I am feeling lazy but somehow the longer I have been in a routine, it’s actually more difficult to not do it than do it. This is a habit!

So after setting a great habit in the morning, I am trying now to expand habits in my life. Sure there needs to be balance between time that I keep free and time that I preplan. Though habits can be other things too. Spontaneity can also be habitual? Perhaps! Habits can be always preparing for classes before I go to them. They can be how I execute or follow the rules in my trading. They can be simply eating healthy food and getting enough sleep. A lot of time habits are stronger than my self talk. And that is really impressive! It takes so much effort to talk myself out of following a habit. Especially a good one!

Blogging here is becoming a habit. Post number 7 today. Continuing to express myself and commit, for it is a commitment to post every day. I’m thinking that there will be a point where it could become a chore. Yet that is exactly the point where effort is required. At the moment I am just happy expressing my thoughts. It has become a great way reflection on things that I have been working on throughout the day. A small peek into what has caught my attention. I’m enjoying it so far and turning into a habit, one that I am committed to! So I will keep it up!!