First week is over: it’s been kinda crunchy, kinda cool.
I’ve chosen to opt away from wine, sugar, most carbs + all but a little healthy fat. Genetics and habits are tough to vanquish. It’d be easy to continually grumble over this, however I’m powered up by my decision to set a new course. In this first week, I’ve mostly been gliding through. My new schedule really works for me, i.e. an earlier dinnertime. Intermittent fasting in a gentle way (eating within an 8-hour window each day) suits me.
I’m thirsty (ha) for some stuff to keep me intellectually and emotionally satisfied, so I’m pondering:
– why it’s so hard for us humans to switch from habits that have so few healthy benefits, like drinking wine or eating sweets. It’s as if our intangible inner world that wants transformation loses every time our neurons hang on too tightly to established paths. There are heaps of books, articles, podcasts offering inside-out experience, wisdom, self-revelation on this. I’m finding nuggets that to begin to change thoughts, feelings, actions. Brooke Castillo speaks eloquently about buffering (or numbing ourselves), Scott Kiloby about addictions, Brene Brown on shame and vulnerability, and even Neil Strauss adds: “The human mind is capable of just about anything to justify a compulsive behavior.
Good stuff leaps out at me like crazy, and I’m now linked to a few wise communities. Thirst feels quenched for now.