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Habits are like
freckles or broken veins. They don’t surprise, may annoy at times. Our
relationship with them is even closer than with our partners, children or
friends and like in any relationship we have to give in order to get. Good habits reward us for giving but bad ones get as much as they need leaving us
with nothing but frustration and low self-esteem. They are predictable, we know
what they offer and at what price. To change a bad habit into a god sent is
frightening, just like anything done for the first time. At this stage it
requires giving even more than surrendering to well known bad guy. I know from
experience how bittersweet bad habit can make me feel. I have embraced mine to
the point of suffocating from its needing overpowering nature.
I had one of
those late conversations with my husband when we were lying in bed and despite
being terribly sleepy, there was still time for a cuddle and rushing those grey
cells before falling into unconsciousness. I value his opinions because he’s
the string to my kite and a brake to my engine. So I asked him if one can
drastically change herself and never go back to previous hardly beaten habits
(while not being naturally self-disciplined and driven). Can we change roles and still
succeed? He was skeptical because no matter how much one is able to bury the
true self - it remains as a murky passenger on the rear seat of one’s car so no
matter what direction it is going, you still catch a glimpse of it in the
reflexed mirror. It’s said it takes 21 days to break a habit, 21 consecutive days,
no cheating, playing up. I smiled. So it is manageable. This brings me to a challenge I've filled my mind with a little while ago. A total change, a step by step new routine. Meat as food
could vanish and I wouldn’t care. The only meat I put into my mouth is an
occasional chicken and fish (salmon, cod, sardines), I don’t eat red meat, sea
food at all. I drink cow’s milk but I prefer soya milk and yoghurt more and
curiously look at the supermarket’s shelf for rice or almond milk (since I love
almonds, it must be delicious). Cheese is my big addiction but again I’m not a
huge and regular eater and tofu tastes fantastic so I guess transferring to veganism would not break me in half. I’m more than ready to
apply changes in my diet - starting off with reading ingredient list on
packages, choosing organic, limiting sugars, processed food. The whole idea of
researching is to live a conscious life and being responsible for the health
faults, general mood and impact on environment one has. Food choices, lifestyle
determine the quality of life itself and its ending which I’m particularly
focused on. I think it’s never too late to ditch old habits and stick to new
routines. I just need to say to myself: “If you want cheese,
etc. you can have it. This doesn’t have to be forever. No cheese today.
Tomorrow we’ll discuss it again”.
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