It’s interesting how a two-week break from something is enough to change our habitual behaviour…
Returning from holiday, I notice I’m not as self-disciplined about choosing a healthy and energy-sustaining lunch as I was a few short weeks ago. My inner being has got used to something slightly more indulgent and isn’t just so keen on a mainly salad lunch. A bit of reprogramming required there then.
The thing is…
We can choose our habitual behaviours. It takes a few weeks of conscious repetition but then we settle in to the new pattern and even come to prefer it, or a least feel good about our choice. A little commitment is needed, granted, but it’s possible to shift our unconscious preferences. We can train our inner being.
So it is in our relationships with people…
We can set up new patterns with a bit of conscious effort and some diligent persistence.
A couple of weeks of perseverance is often enough—enough to change the habitual responses.
That’s all.