A challenge where people abstain from alcohol for the entire month of February
In which the snail’s on the wing, the lark’s on the thorn — or rather, the other way around. My therapist and I were discussing how to find joy given, you know, everything. I said that I’d prefer steady contentment … Continue reading Breaking the Habit: Joy Cometh in the Morning
In which your host restores the duplicate post from last week (hopefully), contemplates “lost” vs “wasted,” and also battles with WordPress Classic. One of my favourite yearbook platitudes is “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” Cliched though it … Continue reading Breaking the Habit: Lost and Found
In which your host greets the snowpocalypse. Despite the hours-long snowfall currently happening outside my apartment, spring *is* coming, and I’m trying to keep that in mind, especially when it comes to forming better habits. It’s very easy to go … Continue reading Breaking the Habit: Happy Galentine’s Day
In which your host ponders the utility of this thread. Well, we made it through the worst month of the year. Well done, us. Congratulations to those who achieved Dry January and to those (like me) who did their best. Can’t … Continue reading Breaking the Habit: Where Do We Go From Here?
We’re at the end of February, folks. How are we all doing? Myself I’m feeling better about the longer days and approach of Spring. Prompt: what factors help you maintain good habits, and what factors make that maintenance more difficult? Continue reading Breaking the Habit
Week Four! How are we all doing? What’s gone well, what could use a bit more help or refining? Do you feel you’ve successfully broken a habit you wanted to change, or adopted a habit you wanted to add to … Continue reading Breaking The Habit
Hi everyone, welcome to week 3. How are you doing? We just came off Shrove Tuesday and Valentine’s Day, two potentially perilous dates on the calendar. And the cinnamon hearts will quickly make way for the Cadbury Eggs, if they haven’t already. Potential discussion point: do you give up anything for Lent? I don’t want to exclude non-Christians here. I’m not one either but I have in the past used Lent as a defined period to abstain from something I know I indulge in too much. Tips, struggles, positive affirmations, etc. all welcome! Continue reading Breaking The Habit
Week 2, everyone! For those just joining us, the idea for this thread grew out of Dry January: a place where people can discuss the habits they want to change or their relationships with booze, food, drugs, what-have-you. This is a place to share your struggles, offer tips and support, or just know that others feel the same way. It’s amazing how community can help. Prompt for this week: what’s the Number 1 habit/behaviour you want to change? Supplemental prompt: do you have any steps in mind for doing so? What are they? Continue reading Breaking the Habit
During the Dry January thread there was discussion about continuing on and doing a Dry February, or creating a thread that went beyond alcohol to think about other habits people might want to eliminate, adjust, or just change. So here’s a place to discuss all that: to share tips, battles, and triumphs; to ask for support or advice; or to vent without a response if that’s what you need in the moment. If you’re recognizing that your relationship with food, alcohol, drugs, exercise, et al, might need tweaking, this is the place for you. I’m going to run it weekly … Continue reading Breaking the Habit
