The instructions were clear.
By the time I pulled into my driveway the local emergency warning alarm was sounding. My nervous system (aka threat detection system) was now activated into Fight or Flight or the sympathetic state. My body was responding as if “The Nothing” from “The NeverEnding Story” was coming.
I was creating my reality by thinking I could not properly care for plants. Every time I spoke that belief I was defending it. I acted consistently with the belief by giving up on putting in the effort because they “wouldn’t survive anyway.” Then when my plants started to look sad and wilted, I would see confirmation of that belief. I knew it.
Emotions actually cause biochemical reactions in our bodies, sending molecular messages that can impact how we respond to a given situation. Because the chain reaction directly impacts our bodily cells (for the better – in tune or worse – out of tune), it is important to know what you can do when these reactions have been triggered.
You see I used to spend a lot of time not being satisfied with where I was in life. That state of mind doesn’t make for a good time when you sit quietly because in the quiet you’re silently judging your own actions or in my case inaction. My inner critic became extra loud when I stopped being busy and started listening. So in order to avoid being criticized I avoided being still.
Habits are actions we engage in repetitiously. Every time we engage in an action it reinforces our brain’s pathway for that behavior. Our brains literally wires to repeat the activity, and the longer we engage in a habit, the more difficult, it becomes to change.
So how can we add new positive habits or remove the habits that do not serve us if we’re almost always operating on autopilot?
