Mountains

I was thinking about change this morning. Sometimes change feels like a mountain. A mountain doesn't seem so scary, though, when you understand that mountains are a conglomeration of rocks, sand, pebbles, etc. Even if a rock is really big -- it is not the size of the whole mountain.

So when you are working on behavior change that feels like a mountain to you, make sure you are looking to loosen up the sand and pebbles first.

Do what you can do -- doing something small and being successful at it is more important in the long term than making some larger change only once.

Need a visual? There's still time (before it snows on Monday :( to go out into your driveway and find some small stones. Keep then in your desk at work. When you make a choice you feel positive about -- take a stone out and line them up on your desk. Start the process over the next day. If you are mindfully looking for positive decisions, it is more likely you will make them.