Many would say twenty-one days, but habits that change that quickly are simple ones like remembering to take your vitamins. More ingrained habits built over a lifetime may take more gentle patience and time.
I had the honor last month of guiding an anger management workshop for the D.A.R.E. International Conference. One police officer who attended reported a week later that try as she did, she was still stuck in her old patterns. Rather than giving up hope, I recommend instead the simple task of awareness.
When you are engaged in an unwanted behavior, sharpen your awareness of it throughout the experience. Be like a curious, detached observer who has no opinion whatsoever about what you are doing. Awareness creates space and within that space can come something wonderful: choice.
Where in the world is Jean?
This month I will say hello for you to Salt Lake City, Utah and Flagstaff, Tucson, Phoenix and Surprise, Arizona.
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