Habits and Change: Transformation Happens One Breath at a Time!

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths. ~Etty Hillesum

Just like I was last September, I’ve been thinking about change this month. It’s back to school time, Labor Day weekend, the end of summer. After a summer filled with fun and some amazing family time, we are in another new phase … It’s a different flavor in 2024 than it was in 2023 and it’s still not something that I embrace or move toward. 

​My brain focuses on the loss embedded in change rather than the new beginning of transformation. What was this like last year, the year before, or before that – it’s different now and difference doesn’t mean something good. In fact, I mostly see the difference as a deficit – I wonder, why can’t it by like it was then. My habits of holding on and sticking with it run deep. I have learned these things very, very well.

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