Change of Habits

Habit is the thing that a person does often and almost without thinking.

It is very powerful.

Everybody has certain habits which are difficult to change.

There are good and bad habits.

We try to break the bad habits, although it is difficult to do.

The reasons for breaking or changing a habit are many.

Subconscious resistance is one of the main reasons for the change.

One may ‘really’ do not want to change because he/she does not want to face the consequences of the change.

So fear is the basic reason or one is lazy or stubborn.

That is why we stick on to many habits without changing.

In other words, habits make us their slaves or bonded laborers

How to get out those habits which are really not good is a very big question experts deal with.

At the same time, how do we fall prey to habits?

It is easy to follow a habit, but it not that easy to leave that habit.

In order to get away from a habit, we need to think about the past a bit.

How we became a victim for a particular habit?

If we know the root cause, then it would be easy to find out the solution.

For example smoking is a bad habit infected many people who are unable to leave it.

Mostly we see others or they tell about the stimulation they get because of smoking.

In spite of the slogan on cigarette packs – smoking is injurious to health – people continue to smoke.

I had this habit also, but I could find a way out one fine morning.

No one could change me, not even my wife, sons and daughter.

Every New Year eve I take a decision to leave smoking which was only for a month or so.

Again the habit continued.

But how I could divorce it once for all?

One fine morning, I took a decision myself that I have to sacrifice something in my life to prolong the life span.

So I threw the left out cigarette in the dust bin and said – no more smoking.

That was the determination and will power which made me to succeed and free from smoking.

My pock money was saved and my health started improving because of good apatite.

Therefore, any habit can be changed if we have a mind-set to do.

One of colleagues had the habit of coming late to office regularly telling some cock and bull stories.

At one of his birthdays he was presented a beautiful wrist watch by us to make him to come in time to office.

It worked.

He thanked all of s for changing the habit of late coming by simply presenting a wrist watch.

Hence there are ways and means to change one’s habits.

Ignoring other’s direct advice to change a bad habit is also a habit too, but it is a good one.

But an indirect way or directing a person to forget his / her bad habit is possible.

Some habits can be changed very soon as I dropped instantaneously the habit of smoking but some others require time.

A slow and steady attempt is needed like an hourglass.

The grains of sand moves from the upper chamber to the lower one through the narrow part of the hourglass at a particular speed.

Likewise when we want to change a habit, it is better to change step-wise.

All of sudden change may be a shock and will produce disastrous effects sometimes.

Therefore, changing a habit needs careful preparations.

‘Habits never die.”

There are courses and coaching s to train people for changing their habits.

To retain good habits, we have to be positive minded.

Good habits normally bring good thoughts and mental peace.

Good habits are necessary for evolving good society.

However good and bad habits are part and parcel of life.

The message is that one has to decide about shedding off the bad habits retaining good habits.

In a civilized society certain habits are essential to follow.

Simplicity, appreciation, encouraging, friendliness, sharing sadness and happiness are few habits help to lead a comfortable life in the civilized world.

Habits are formed because of the interest one has on a particular activity.

They may be good for some, at the same time they may look bad for others.

Even then, a flexible habit rather than a rigid one will have more acceptability among friends and relatives.