"You may have habits that weaken you. The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." Socrates, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior.
Psychologists say that anything done regularly for about one month becomes a habit. We might want to be careful and watch what we are doing day after day. Are our thoughts ones of peace and joy --- or are they ones of worry and frustration. The month is going to occur anyway, so we might want to make sure that we are filling our days with habits that support our own well being. Do you exercise every day, or do you allow that to get pressured out of your day? Do you eat nutritionally, or in a hurry grab just anything. Do you turn to alcohol, over eating, numbing out in front of the tv or computer -- in order to handle the stress of caregiving? It is easy when feeling stressed to turn to activities that may briefly relieve the stress, but do not serve our health in the long run.
Habits can either support us or hold us back. Let's be sure we are creating healthy and supportive habits.
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