Bethlehem Blessing

Mini habits lead to even bigger ones. I start with mini habits because they are easier to make happen.

I try to begin my small tasks and projects with a prep. I prepare the materials I need and set up the area I will be working in for what’s to come. Like if I am going to color my hair, I get out the items needed to mix together, and the utensils I will be using, and lay them all out on an old towel. I grab my iPad to listen to a podcast and put on my coloring cape.

When I cook, I fill a bowl with water and white vinegar and soak the fruits and vegetables for a bit first. Then I chop them and turn on the hot pot to boil water. And I turn on the oven to cook the poultry or meat.

These set-ups, or first tasks before- the -task efforts, make jobs go smoothly. To flow. To happen like water cascading over a waterfall.

Considering just how organized I try to be, I could not even take the baby steps I needed to take for a long time; I thought there was something wrong with me. I felt like I wasn’t functioning properly. I would begin something and abandon it soon after.

It was only after years of frustration with not accomplishing anything much that I figured out what the problem was. That roadblock, that boulder in the road ahead of me, was the people I had been surrounding myself with. At first, these people seemed enlightened, helpful, and kind. But eventually their true selves emerged.

It was like these individuals were dressed up for Halloween in angel costumes and switched clothes while I was trying to get things done.

1 Corinthians 15:33 reads, “Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.” NKJV

Thank you for reading.

I love you,

Lisa Brown