Old Habits

Old habits are sneaky little monkeys. They work every angle they know to quietly slip back into the circus of our lives without us noticing.

What they rely on most is us caving in to their idea of “just this once” a time or two in order to become the norm once again.

Before we know it, we find ourselves right back where we started.

We need to keep a watchful eye out for these conniving monkeys. When we feel the temptation to trade their convenience or comfort for the new and better habits we’re trying to build, we need to get tough and say “Bad monkey! It’s not going to happen this time.”

Building new habits adds friction to our lives. It’s easier to just “go with the flow” than it is to put in the extra work of sticking to our guns.

But if we do stick with them long enough, the friction eventually fades and the old monkey will have left our circus for good.