The Rule of Habits

"It is a well-known rule that habits are formed in about twenty days. You can break a bad habit or form a new good habit in three weeks’ time. So, if you want to stop smoking, that habit can be broken by doing without cigarettes for three weeks.  Easier said than done, I know. But by utilizing positive affirmations, the bad habit can fall by the wayside. Here are a few such statements to try:

“Stop smoking! Stop!”

“Stop ruining your lungs!”

“Stop! I have so much to live for! I’m killing myself!”

“Stop! You can’t do this!”"

-- John Paul Carinci

Move On In A Healthy Way

"We should avoid assuming we know why things happened the way they did, or why people treated us a certain way, or why we did what we did. These assumptions are usually wrong, because we are looking at the circumstances through distorted thinking. Rather than assume, it is sometimes possible to check reality. Often we can test our opinions and see if we are right. Even if we come up with many possible reasons, we still won’t know for certain.  It’s all right to recognize we may never know for certain why things happened the way they did. It’s okay. After examining the experience, we can still choose to move on in a healthy way."

-- John F. Westfall

Things Do Not Often Happen

"THINGS DON’T OFTEN HAPPEN IN our lives like we have hoped. When we encounter unfavorable outcomes, we often experience difficult emotions. If this is happening to you right now, no matter how overwhelming and terrifying it is, I want you to know that you can weather the storm. You are stronger than you feel right now and wiser than you believe."

-- Haemin Sunim

Enjoying Things That Amaze You

"Spend more time enjoying things that amaze you.  Happiness specialist Gretchen Rubin visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art almost daily, for example. Incorporating awe into your daily life might mean making sure you see the sunset as often as you can or studying astronomy—or whatever it is that blows your mind."

-- Arthur C. Brooks

Whether The Goal or Task is Small or Large

"Whether the goal or task is small or large, the concept and method are the same. In fact, I recommend right this minute that you come up with three very small tasks. Write them down, but do only one at a time. Celebrate each small victory in your mind. Once you achieve the third goal, it will be time to choose bigger, longer-term tasks, dreams, goals. But you will be confident that the system works and that you are capable of reaching each finish line."

-- John Paul Carinci

How To Make Things Happen

"So how are you going to go about making things happen to reach that goal? It won’t just happen. You need to make a list (it could be long; it could be very short) of the things that have to happen to achieve your aim. After all, if you don’t know what they are, how are you going to make sure they actually do happen?"

-- Richard Templar

If You Do One Thing Today

"If you do one thing today, make it exercise. Choose something you enjoy and you increase your chances of keeping it going."

-- Julie Smith

We Can Control Our Lives

"We can control our lives by controlling the impulses our mind sends out every split second. And it literally is every split second that your subconscious mind is sending these thought impulses to your conscious mind. Thus, our subconscious mind, which works always in the background, is silently controlling our actions and our moods and, more importantly, advertising to everyone all around us exactly how we feel."

-- John Paul Carinci

Important To Nurture Your Body

"Eating the right things is one of the most important ways we nurture our bodies. Whatever size your body, whatever it can or can’t do, it is yours and it deserves to be taken care of, inside and out."

-- Trinny Woodall

When You Are Ready To Let Go

"When you are ready to let go of something from the past, it can help to do something tangible that symbolizes the release of the memory. Some people, for example, take small stones to a pond or lake, and with each stone they state a memory they desire to leave behind, then throw the stone into the lake,symbolizing the release and end of that memory’s grip on them."

-- John F. Westfall