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Food for Thought
What's one thing in your life you've accepted as "just the way it is"?
I’ve always been someone who bites their nails / skin surrounding them. For as long as I can remember, it’s just been one of those things that I accepted as part of who I am. I think it started as a stress coping mechanism very early on, but it has become so habitual that I often just do it if I’m bored or subconsciously.
Even though it’s always bothered me and I’ve tried different avenues to stop (bad-tasting nail polish, fidget toys, etc) deep down I always doubted that I'd actually be able to kill the habit for good. I'd stop for a while, but I figured it was just something I'd always "do."
Recently, In addition to using remedies, I started trying to tell myself that it wasn’t something I do and it’s something I'm not cool with / don’t want to tolerate. It seems like a somewhat harsh and small shift, but it has started to make a difference by adjusting the expectations I have for myself with it.
While I'm not perfect, changing the way I think about the habit has helped me make more progress than before. This got me thinking about today’s question: What's one thing in your life you've accepted as "just the way it is"? Maybe it's a habit, a belief, or a situation that you've always felt was a part of you. Would reframing how you think about it and deciding it's no longer something you do or accept make a difference?
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