{"id":4461,"date":"2020-04-07T12:32:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T10:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bullesbygundula.com\/?p=4461"},"modified":"2020-04-08T15:55:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T13:55:36","slug":"water-and-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bullesbygundula.com\/en\/water-and-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Water and habits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Water is a gentle force. Without appearing to, it hollows out a canyon, riverbed or new channel through the hardest of rocks. Diverting water from its original course requires patience and the water needs to be left to hollow out a new channel gently and progressively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same goes for habits. Smokers, eaters and those who do sports know what I\u2019m talking about. Routine hollows out a channel that makes it hard to change direction. The cigarette after a meal, the coffee first thing in the morning or the bar of chocolate at the end of the day are all pleasures that are difficult to do without.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By developing a new habit in the morning or after a meal, you can create a new channel; For example, try drinking tea instead of coffee. Initially, there is no channel. But as the days and weeks go by, tea drinking becomes a habit and the channel starts to appear. It takes time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Twain said: a habit cannot be thrown out of the window. It must be coaxed down the stairs, a step at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What kind of channel would you like to gradually hollow out to create a new habit that you would love to acquire?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Water is a gentle force. Without appearing to, it hollows out a canyon, riverbed or new channel through the hardest of rocks. Diverting water from its original course requires patience and the water needs to be left to hollow out a new channel gently and progressively. The same goes for habits. Smokers, eaters and those who do sports know what I\u2019m talking about. Routine hollows out a channel that makes it hard to change direction. The cigarette after a meal, the coffee first thing in the morning or the bar of chocolate at the end of the day are all pleasures that are difficult to do without. By developing a new habit in the morning or after a meal, you can create a new channel; For example, try drinking tea instead of coffee. Initially, there is no channel. But as the days and weeks go by, tea drinking becomes a habit and the channel starts to appear. It takes time. Mark Twain said: a habit cannot be thrown out of the window. It must be coaxed down the stairs, a step at a time. What kind of channel would you like to gradually hollow out to create a new habit that you would love to acquire?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2289],"tags":[2600,2447,2601,2602,2603],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n