"The habits you practice every day will make you or break you."

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2013-10-08) from his book, Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn:Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses (p. 119). Center Street. Kindle Edition.

Think about that. What do you do every day besides the things you have to do? Is it helping you grow mentally, emotionally, physically or spiritually? Or does it slow your growth down?

As you may know if you have read this blog long, I am retired. I can for the most part choose to go to bed when I want, get up when I want, do what I want. Well I want to grow every day mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually so that means I have put some daily habits into my life. I get up between 5:30 am and 6:00 am every day. I have a daily quiet time in the Bible, then I read two different newspapers. I write two blogs. I write this one so that I will read. Reading is a big part of my day. I read at least five chapters in the Bible every day and I read parts of four to five other books. I strive to walk three to five miles every day. I am retired from working but I am not retired from learning, from growing. I also watch Perry Mason at lunch every day and do what I need around the house and plan what Margaret and I will eat when she gets home from work. Then we watch TV together.

Now you may not have the time to do what I can do but you have the time to form some positive habits that will make a difference in your life. First of all evaluate what you do every day. If it is hurting you then make a positive habit that will take its place.

Life is to be lived, to be enjoyed but it can also be destructive. Let’s use our life for the purpose that we were created. We were created to love God, love others and love our neighbor as our self. It is in learning and growing that we become better at it each day.

So are your daily habits positive or negative?

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