Who knows why you react this way—maybe you picked up the behavior after a lifetime of experiences or maybe it was triggered by a single event. Actually, it probably doesn’t matter why you react that way, only that you start actively choosing another reaction. In the same way, it didn’t matter why my ass liked being parked on the couch, only that I started walking it across the street to the gym. It might sound simple, but it is tough, and it is tough to remember to redirect your thoughts day after day after day. A lot of people attempt to make changes like that, and most of them relapse into
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