singletwinmom

Why is it that bad habits are so easy to make and so hard to break and good habits are so hard to make and so easy to break? They say if you do something twenty-some-odd times in a row it becomes a habit and you can do it without really having to think about it or having to make yourself do it. If that is a fact for the average person…I am not average!

I have been trying to read through the bible. Seems like a constructive thing to do. I’ve never read all the way through it and I would like to…so I’ve been doing well, reading every night. There is a little booklet I am using as a guide…so I’m not left to my own devices. Trying to figure out how much to read at a time. It’s all spelled out, all broken down…day by day. And then last night, I went to bed really tired and didn’t do my reading. Now, tonight, I find myself staying up later than normal…am I subconsiously trying to wear myself out so I will be so tired when I get to bed that I won’t do my reading?

If I decide to eat three cookies every night before I go to bed, on the second night I would be doing it without thought. But, if I decide to work out every morning I have to make myself even on the first day, and by the third day I’ve given up and started eating the cookies.

So, why are the bad habits so easy to make and hard to break…and the good ones so hard to make and easy to break?

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