http://justsayglow.com/?p=248 Just another WordPress site Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://justsayglow.com/?p=248#comment-3 Ali Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:44:04 +0000 http://justsayglow.wordpress.com/?p=248#comment-3 I think we can shift some of what we don't like by thinking about it in a more open minded way. I used to think I didn't like getting up early or exercising but actually have come to realize that i do like them in many ways. Exercise makes me have more energy, feel healthy, and be able to eat what i want - i like those aspects. I don't often get up early but I really like it when i do because I get quiet time to myself, I get to get a jump on the day, etc. To me the question is not how do i change what i like but rather, how do we get ourselves to DO the things we like. Sometimes i find myself doing things i don't like and which also offer no benefits (eg getting upset with someone). i'd love to not do that! Maybe the bigger challenge to us is not to change what we like but discover how we can more often DO what we like and not do what we don't like? I think we can shift some of what we don’t like by thinking about it in a more open minded way. I used to think I didn’t like getting up early or exercising but actually have come to realize that i do like them in many ways. Exercise makes me have more energy, feel healthy, and be able to eat what i want – i like those aspects. I don’t often get up early but I really like it when i do because I get quiet time to myself, I get to get a jump on the day, etc. To me the question is not how do i change what i like but rather, how do we get ourselves to DO the things we like. Sometimes i find myself doing things i don’t like and which also offer no benefits (eg getting upset with someone). i’d love to not do that! Maybe the bigger challenge to us is not to change what we like but discover how we can more often DO what we like and not do what we don’t like?

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