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Author: [[Amy Johnson]] Full Title: The Little Book of Big Change Category: #books In very simplistic terms, nearly all habits start as a way to not feel what you’re feeling, a way to leave the present moment—often by numbing out in some way—and return to a more peaceful, calm home base. Your habits are misguided attempts to feel more comfortable in your own skin. And they are incredibly effective. In that way, your habit is a helpful invitation to step back and let your mind clear so that you can reconnect with the truth of who you are. Habit is broadly defined in this book as a repetitive thought or behavior that one wishes one did not experience. the basis for all habits is thought talking about thought much more broadly, as the creative force that allows us to experience and create life (Banks 1998; 2007). Ironically, when we resist or try to change what we’re experiencing, we often reinforce it. The energy of resistance showers thought and emotion with attention, and so it dominates our experience even more. In contrast, when we accept our experience as it is because we deeply see that it is not us, it comes and goes, naturally and swiftly. It is easy to become almost completely focused on the weather—your habits and circumstances—and lose sight of what you know to be true about yourself and your resilience.

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The Little Book of Big Change by Amy Johnson presents wisdom from the contemplative traditions.

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