Some Stuff is Simple...

Sign on to a process and see where it takes you. You don’t have to invent the wheel every day. Today you’ll do what you did yesterday, tomorrow you’ll do what you did today. Eventually you’ll get somewhere.

Chuck Close, “Note to Self”

Look, let me get real with you. Some changes are simple AND make a big difference. When my husband learned he was sensitive to peanuts he had to give up a daily lifelong habit of eating peanut butter. He was not sure he could do it. He was not willing to throw the peanut butter jar away - that felt like too big a commitment. So we moved it out of the kitchen onto a high shelf in a different room. We didn’t lock it up. In fact, the shelf is in Pete’s office - he could eat that stuff using a pen or pencil anytime he wanted. But that’s not his habitual way of eating peanut butter. His habit involved Ritz crackers (which he was also no longer allowed to eat) and a small plate, a knife, and a dab of peanut butter. But the disruption of the habit - getting the peanut butter out of the pantry - disrupted his compulsion.

The peanut butter is gone. His eating habits align with his healthy habits.

It was moving the jar 10 feet that made a world of difference.

Sometimes change is just that simple.

What small changes could you make to help you practice who you want to be?