“I bought the diet book, but ate my usual foods.”
“I filled the prescription, but didn’t take the meds.”
“I took the course… well, I watched the videos… but I didn’t do the exercises in writing.”
Merely looking at something almost never causes change. Tourism is fun, but rarely transformative.
If it was easy, you would have already achieved the change you seek.
Change comes from new habits, from acting as if, from experiencing the inevitable discomfort of becoming.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
And I would add one thing: The work you do to “become yourself” may not be easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard either.
It can be soft. It can be gentle. It can be slow.
Daily repetition, conscious baby steps, and compassionate self-care are potent habit changers.
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I write here just to say thank you! I’d like to let you know that your web site with your writing helps me deeply.
And I am still here, being your silent reader.
You are the first one who inspires me to tidy up, give away quite many of my clothes to understand and release some of my attachments, to be more comfortable.
And I like your above article, too.