“ The nature of habit can be understood by this analogy: Clay can be molded into a vase, and while the clay is still soft it is easy to change the form of that vase again and again. But once it is fired in an oven, its shape becomes firmly set ”

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Habits are simply thoughts grooved deeply into the brain. The needle of the mind plays those … Habits are simply thoughts grooved deeply into the brain. The needle of the mind plays those records of habits again and again. Even the chemistry of the body responds, as with addiction. Applying mind and will can change those patterns

Change Habit Mind Thought

We lead our lives like water flowing down a hill, going more or less in one direction until we … We lead our lives like water flowing down a hill, going more or less in one direction until we splash into something that forces us to find a new course.

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Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on … Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

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Forces of Nature: The choice is either to swim against the current or with it. It is sensible to go … Forces of Nature: The choice is either to swim against the current or with it. It is sensible to go with it. It is not that you cannot swim against it. You can, but unnecessary effort

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we have to be alive to it every moment and as the context changes, what we do has to change. … we have to be alive to it every moment and as the context changes, what we do has to change. Morality and mortality are not very different.

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My daddy said, that the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard … My daddy said, that the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away.

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