Comments on: The Inconvenience of Change: We Are Creatures of Habit [Grace Boyle] http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/the-inconvenience-of-change/theinconvenience-of-change-we-are-creatures-of-habit-grace-boyle/ Perspective on life less restricted Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:07:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2287 By: Matt http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/the-inconvenience-of-change/theinconvenience-of-change-we-are-creatures-of-habit-grace-boyle/#comment-6420 Matt Fri, 22 May 2009 09:13:40 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=1846#comment-6420 Old habits die hard. My example: I go to the McCafe (ehem, McDonalds) almost every morning. Why? One morning I decided to try their iced coffee and now I'm hooked. I think it's an addiction - it's sick really, but something about the vanilla-goodness and $2 price just seems so...right. I tell myself I shouldn't go, but by the time I pass the 3rd one on the way to work in the morning, I cave, time and time again. There are worse habits, of course, but it's a habit nonetheless, and a hard one to break. Our stories illustrate our reluctance to break routine and leave our comfort zones. It isn't easy - change never is. Old habits die hard. My example: I go to the McCafe (ehem, McDonalds) almost every morning. Why? One morning I decided to try their iced coffee and now I’m hooked. I think it’s an addiction – it’s sick really, but something about the vanilla-goodness and $2 price just seems so…right. I tell myself I shouldn’t go, but by the time I pass the 3rd one on the way to work in the morning, I cave, time and time again. There are worse habits, of course, but it’s a habit nonetheless, and a hard one to break. Our stories illustrate our reluctance to break routine and leave our comfort zones. It isn’t easy – change never is.

]]> By: Grace http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/the-inconvenience-of-change/theinconvenience-of-change-we-are-creatures-of-habit-grace-boyle/#comment-4606 Grace Thu, 14 May 2009 21:36:16 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=1846#comment-4606 @Elisa I know, it's really true. Your story is a perfect example of change and the imprint of old habits that are on our mind. Thanks for sharing this story, albeit small, I think it lets us know that change doesn't always have to be monumental. @Elisa I know, it’s really true. Your story is a perfect example of change and the imprint of old habits that are on our mind. Thanks for sharing this story, albeit small, I think it lets us know that change doesn’t always have to be monumental.

]]> By: Matt http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/the-inconvenience-of-change/theinconvenience-of-change-we-are-creatures-of-habit-grace-boyle/#comment-4600 Matt Thu, 14 May 2009 21:06:58 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=1846#comment-4600 Now you've got to love this! Uniting mother and daughter for the common good, so awesome! The Boyle clan is taking things over apparently! Lenora, I completely agree with your point, in that when we resist change, when we become too content and overly comfortable with where we're at, when we stop learning and growing, we become numb. We view life through an apathetic lens and, well, that's just no way to live. (I'm channeling American Beauty once again here). Once we realize that life is ours to live, when we continually step outside our own 'box', challenging ourselves to try new things, THAT'S when life can really be appreciated. Thanks so much for adding some more 'Boyle wisdom' to this ongoing discussion on change. Now you’ve got to love this! Uniting mother and daughter for the common good, so awesome! The Boyle clan is taking things over apparently! Lenora, I completely agree with your point, in that when we resist change, when we become too content and overly comfortable with where we’re at, when we stop learning and growing, we become numb. We view life through an apathetic lens and, well, that’s just no way to live. (I’m channeling American Beauty once again here).

Once we realize that life is ours to live, when we continually step outside our own ‘box’, challenging ourselves to try new things, THAT’S when life can really be appreciated.

Thanks so much for adding some more ‘Boyle wisdom’ to this ongoing discussion on change.

]]> By: Elisa http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/the-inconvenience-of-change/theinconvenience-of-change-we-are-creatures-of-habit-grace-boyle/#comment-4596 Elisa Thu, 14 May 2009 20:43:57 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=1846#comment-4596 If only you could have been in my Jeep yesterday morning! This is such a little thing, but I've been taking a new way to work over the past two weeks cause it's a little quicker, though totally the "road not taken." It goes up a little access road beside the Portland-Westbrook Municipal Airport, and most of the time I forget it's there. Enter yesterday, running late to meet someone at my office for a seminar we were supposed to drive to together. I'm running late, not paying attention to what I'm doing, trying to get everything together...so what do I do to save time? By habit, I take a right out of my road to go the old (longer) way than a left to go the new (shorter) way. *sigh* Those habits, they're hard to break! If only you could have been in my Jeep yesterday morning! This is such a little thing, but I’ve been taking a new way to work over the past two weeks cause it’s a little quicker, though totally the “road not taken.” It goes up a little access road beside the Portland-Westbrook Municipal Airport, and most of the time I forget it’s there.

Enter yesterday, running late to meet someone at my office for a seminar we were supposed to drive to together. I’m running late, not paying attention to what I’m doing, trying to get everything together…so what do I do to save time? By habit, I take a right out of my road to go the old (longer) way than a left to go the new (shorter) way.

*sigh* Those habits, they’re hard to break!

]]> By: Eva http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/the-inconvenience-of-change/theinconvenience-of-change-we-are-creatures-of-habit-grace-boyle/#comment-4589 Eva Thu, 14 May 2009 19:59:12 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=1846#comment-4589 I read so much each day I don't even know where I came across it! All I remember is that it was an abstract. (Sorry!) Now I'm interested too though... maybe I'll have to dig up some info on this, Psychology of Change Part II: Neurology of Change?? I read so much each day I don’t even know where I came across it! All I remember is that it was an abstract. (Sorry!) Now I’m interested too though… maybe I’ll have to dig up some info on this, Psychology of Change Part II: Neurology of Change??

]]> By: Grace http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/the-inconvenience-of-change/theinconvenience-of-change-we-are-creatures-of-habit-grace-boyle/#comment-4555 Grace Thu, 14 May 2009 14:36:53 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=1846#comment-4555 @Lenora (AKA Mom) I'm so glad you were able to offer your perspective, especially as you work with change and helping others everyday. I especially love the part about Neurobiologist, Bruce Lipton in which he found that thoughts can actually change our DNA. The power of thought and intention are amazing! Thanks for sharing, Mom :) @Lenora (AKA Mom) I’m so glad you were able to offer your perspective, especially as you work with change and helping others everyday.

I especially love the part about Neurobiologist, Bruce Lipton in which he found that thoughts can actually change our DNA. The power of thought and intention are amazing! Thanks for sharing, Mom :)

]]> By: Lenora Boyle http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/the-inconvenience-of-change/theinconvenience-of-change-we-are-creatures-of-habit-grace-boyle/#comment-4545 Lenora Boyle Thu, 14 May 2009 13:35:01 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=1846#comment-4545 Love this post and all the comments. My life's work is about helping myself and others change their limiting beliefs. Our thoughts create neurological pathways. It's important to first become conscious that we want to change in some way,then it helps to question the truth of our old way of thinking (believing). The old neurological pathways created by our beliefs or conditioning, begin to atrophy, that in turn affects our physiology, and the decisions we make in life. We often fear change because we fear the unknown, thinking it's probably going to be bad. Why don't we think it's probably going to be good? Neurobiologist, Bruce Lipton, has stated in his book, The Biology of Belief, that our thoughts can actually change our DNA! I have found that when we resist change, we become more numb to life. When we open the door to change, we open the door to evolution and transformation. Love this post and all the comments. My life’s work is about helping myself and others change their limiting beliefs. Our thoughts create neurological pathways. It’s important to first become conscious that we want to change in some way,then it helps to question the truth of our old way of thinking (believing). The old neurological pathways created by our beliefs or conditioning, begin to atrophy, that in turn affects our physiology, and the decisions we make in life. We often fear change because we fear the unknown, thinking it’s probably going to be bad. Why don’t we think it’s probably going to be good? Neurobiologist, Bruce Lipton, has stated in his book, The Biology of Belief, that our thoughts can actually change our DNA! I have found that when we resist change, we become more numb to life. When we open the door to change, we open the door to evolution and transformation.

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