So, you screwed up... You didn’t manage to floss your teeth every evening this week. You snapped at your mother on Wednesday after 2 weeks of being pretty good... Guess what, you’re not perfect. That’s all. Nobody is... And the challenge in that is for us not to beat ourselves up, but to just get up and keep trying... keep doing it...
And if you do screw up... so what... Just remember, you can’t change what you’ve done... only what you are doing. So don’t give up hope... Realize that, for whatever reason, you haven’t kept your word and now acknowledge that and move on...
We all experience temptations to go back to the way things were. If we give up drinking Coke, we're going to experience cravings. M.J. Ryan suggests using a SIFT method to just be with your craving, be aware of it, but don't run screaming from it. SIFT stands for Sensations (what are the sensations in your body), Images (what images are coming up), Feelings (what emotions are you experiencing) and Thinking (what thoughts are you telling yourself).
Are you having fun yet?? No?? Well, having fun is one sure-fire way to make sure a new habit sticks. What would it take to make this new thing fun for you? Don't take yourself so seriously either...
And when things really seem overwhelming... why not ask for some help from other realms... divine, ancestral, whatever it is for you. Just ask for help and see what happens... And if help does show up (as it most likely will), remember to take it...
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