Sunday, December 2, 2007

'Twas The Night After Christmas...(Part 1)

It was the night after Christmas or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah. You're thinking you're done,

With the shopping,... the giving, ... the family drama,... and fun.



Now you're looking ahead at the coming New Year,

You're feeling "maybe now's the time to shift my butt into gear."




If I could just break some habits, I think I'd be fine,

I'm sure I can make changes before the start of '09.



Let's look at some reasonable New Year's resolutions;

Not the kind we always don't do, but some manageable solutions.



If you smoke too many cigarettes, or make too many bets;

If you yell at loved ones far too much, or are too easily upset.



Perhaps your problem is shopping more than you really can afford,

Or you're drinking more than you should, because you're usually bored.



Bad habits come in all shapes and sizes. Are your changes overdue?

Start now. Take small steps. '08 could be great for you.



First make a strong personal commitment to what you want to change.

Visualize the better you. Picture yourself without the chains.



Go ahead, imagine a non-smoking you, or less angry you, or less fast food in your day.

See a healthier you, or a more loving you, or someone who's more kind in what they say.



Think, what would my life be like if I had that extra money I spend,

and what your life will be when this bad habit is at an end.



Hold that picture. Next choose a small, but specific change in that unhealthy pattern.

Something that you will do to make it different than it has been.



One less cigarette per day for the first week, maybe two the week after that.

Or one less casino trip next month, or cut a carb or extra fat.



Next, get started with the change, to break a habit takes a while.

But beginning takes a minute. You've begun. Go ahead and smile.



- TO BE CONTINUED -








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