Phantom Bed

I am trying to develop good habits. My good habits now revolve around how they can best serve God, my growth, trying to live up to the expectations of my living situation, reconciling relationships, and being more disciplined with school and fitness. The more that I fill myself, mature, and grow is the more that contribute to a healthier marriage. If I have healthy relationships in my life and develop healthy habits to cope, I will be more attracted to Healthy people and create healthier relationships.
I am constantly challenged by this goal of "healthier habits". Habits are difficult to break. They reveal a pattern about yourself that maybe you were in denial about or didn't want to deal with. Its easy to focus on one particular situation where there is conflict, but it is more difficult to look at the bigger picture and admit that it is a bad habit you developed in coping with life. When we allow ourselves to be freed of these ridiculous bad habits, we can be more empowered and be more open to God's molding of our character.
I hope to make 2010 a year of "Good Habits". I'm going to throw out my old useless ways of coping and be abundantly aware of where I can make a difference. However big or small the change is, I want to make a difference and a difference for the better. My bath tub stuff is not a huge deal, but it makes a difference. It's also thoughtfully considering someones small needs. I would like to be in a habit of thoughtfully considering, even the small needs, of those around. I believe God works in that way sometimes to let us know he loves us or cares with just acknowledging just the little needs that we have to get by. He's there, so I want to be there. So this year is a time of honesty, being real with myself and be willing to correct what habits that were developed when I didn't know any better. As we get older, we are hopefully getting wiser and now have the ability to make changes in our habits. I am hoping that we all can be a little wiser, a little more honest with ourselves and others, and be willing to change whats not working for us anymore.