There is a part of you that is totally and completely habit-free. When you are in the deeper emotions of peace, love, and gratitude, you are connected with your true self, and your habit is a non-issue. It is nonexistent.
When you are caught up in the human weather of your life—thinking about life rather than simply being in it—your habit crops up. It is associated with that part of you. Your habit is of the mind, not of the soul or spirit. It is not even of “you”; it is a creation of temporary, fleeting thought that comes and goes when left alone.
Given that thought is self-correcting, your habit is also self- correcting, in a sense. There is a way in which you can let that experience float by—like clouds in the sky— without getting caught up in the storm.
– Excerpt from The Little Book of Big Change: The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit. Available now.
