Feest Isolation Days –19 March 2021
Twenty one days. That’s how long it takes to form a new habit. Then if you carry on doing whatever it is for ninety days it becomes a part of you and you’ll miss it if you don’t do it. That’s not long. In the scheme of things what’s three weeks? The other little tip on making new habits for yourself is that you don’t have to begin with more than a little bite. Teeny tiny steps are the key to setting a foundation for whatever it is that you want to do.
I’ve been writing to you for five days a week for a very long time. Now that I’m changing that to once a week I need to adjust. I forgot it was the day to write! I didn’t put it in my diary because – heck – I know I’m writing to you don’t I? I changed my habit and along with that change comes, well, the requirement for more change! We are all about to change our habits. We have been given a roadmap out of Lockdown that means we will change what we do. Or will we? How have we changed over these months and what new habits do you want to begin to think about for your future?
The shenanigans of the Europeans possibly withholding vaccines aside (and that’s admittedly a pretty big aside!) and no new major outbreaks, or virus mutations (!!) we will hopefully be out of lockdown by June. That gives us all plenty of time not only to think and plan, but to begin to bed in any new habits we might like for the future.
Now’s the time. It is never ever too late to make a start. Small steps. Five minutes a day. Put your plans in your diary. Write them down. Remind yourself what they are. You can do it. The clock is ticking. We will hopefully soon be sitting in packed restaurants once again. Travelling here and there and rushing about. Start those new habits now, that will take you past lockdown and into the rest of your life. As they say – there’s no time like the present! This adage was first recorded in 1562 and it remains true today. John Trusler, a compiler of proverbs, noted “no time like the present or a thousand unforeseen circumstances may interrupt you at a future time” in one of his many books, Proverbs Exemplified, in 1790.
The present is a gift and it’s yours. Twenty-one days later and that new habit is also yours. Go for it!
Here’s a little something to enjoy while you think about what it is you want to do next…thanks to Mike in Exmouth for this one…
The pandemic isn’t over yet but we are moving in the right direction. In the meantime, stay safe!
Enjoy!
With love,
Kathy x