Habits and Beliefs

“Your thoughts become word, your words become actions, your actions become habits, your habits become character.,your character, becomes your destiny.”

I ran across the above quote and because thinking is what I spend a lot of time doing, I really gave this a lot of thought. Not only in my life, but what I’ve seen other people who are close to me, too.

We really are creatures of habit. When I think about my day, the things I do, the things I think my physical and mental routine is already set for me and I go about it without even thinking about it for the most part.

The habits we have in thinking about ourselves and our self-worth, what other people have said or how they have hurt us-they determine our social habits. Our eating and exercise habits impact our health and our bodies; the amount of money in our bank account is the result of our spending habits and the list could go on and on.  In reality, our habits can define us; they can serve us or hinder us from a better life, they can keep us from reaching that dream.

I think that our habits can stem from our beliefs.  Most of our thoughts are impacted by our beliefs. How you look at life can become habit because of how you perceive a situation based on experiences you have had. Your words and you actions are a reflection on your beliefs. When you believe a certain think about yourself, someone else, really anything at all, you act, think and speak according to those beliefs. Ultimately “you are what you believe that you are”.

That’s a pretty powerful thought, “You are what you believe you are.”  So thinking about it, your habits are like the children of your beliefs. I know, I have a strange way of looking at things, so that might make no sense at all; in my head it makes perfect sense and since that is the purpose behind me putting this stuff down on paper, that Is my belief on what is important. Ha-ha!

I guess if I want to permanently change a negative habit, for example something about my self-worth, or what value I add to a relationship, I have to change that negative habit into a positive one. Instead of focusing on what I can’t contribute or the things I fall short on, I need to focus on what I do bring to the table and all of the positive things that I can do. So, to transform those bad habits into positive ones, I have to change my beliefs. For some reason I think that this is one of those things that is probably harder than it sounds.