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Putting my seven year old daughter to bed last night, I tucked the covers under her little chin.  She is such a precious little person.  As I leaned down to kiss her and whisper good night in her ear I saw her do what kids do. “I caught you,” I said and we had a good laugh as she pulled her little finger out of her nose!

It starts there doesn’t it?  Habits that we learn.  What is acceptable, what is minor, what is major.  Somewhere between starting kindergarten and turning 10 we start forming the habits that will be with us for our whole lives.

By the time we’re adults, we’ve formed routines for everything, whatever they might be: coffee (my favourite 5am routine), alcohol, tobacco, working out, meditating, brushing our teeth or even checking our email… we are naturally creatures of habit and our routines become the paths of our lives.   The more the habit affects our health, our time, our personal or professional life, the higher the stakes and the more serious the outcomes are for us and the people around us.

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