Let’s not talk about New Year’s resolutions and lofty
promises to change. Let’s just do it quietly on our own, without fuss and
fanfare. All year I’ve been contemplating quitting cigarettes and another
serious vice and kept putting it off. About ten days ago I quit smoking, and
just did not light another cigarette. I put it out of sight so I would not see
it. Every morning around eight I crave a puff and then forget about it. I also
upped my water intake to five bottles a day to battle a constipation problem caused
by taking too much calcium prescribed with certain medication. Best of all
though, it is three or four months since I stepped into a casino.
Breaking patterns
This is my greatest achievement. Not only do I no longer go,
I don’t get the urge anymore which used to propel me to drop a few coins in the
Dragons machine. In my saner moments
when I think about it, I cannot believe how it had me in its grip for so many
years. What happened is that I just had too much going on in my life and had to
get rid of things and ideas which were no longer valid or useful. I found that
because of my will to change I changed without difficulty. I effectively
changed three things in 2012, and I don’t miss it. I have since revamped my
life and so you too can do so to give yourself a nice fresh start to the New
Year.
Discard the old for
the new
If you’re bored with anything in your life, whether it be
the carpet in your living room, or the moles in your neck that you keep planning
to have removed but never get around to; what’s stopping you? Making a few
visual changes in your kitchen and living room and sprucing up your garden with
some colorful plants and flowers will immediately give you a lift. Next, think
how you can apply this strategy to your relationships with colleagues and friends.
Surprise them with muffins for breakfast and show that you think of them. Remember
birthdays. If there is something personal about yourself you want to change,
why not just do it if that is what it takes to keep you happy and whole?
