If you didn’t know this about me by now, I love books. Borderline hoarder and that slightly annoys me but not enough to stop. This is my collection of habit books. I’ve read one. I have half-read two and haven’t even opened the third. Sometimes I buy books because someone suggests them and then they sit on my bookshelf unopened. A missed opportunity. And the other times, when I actually read one of them, I come out with some gems.

I recently looked over an old blog post about how people actually can change (here it is if you missed it). They can. My tactic remains the same, awareness. This is the foundation of any habit changing plan and the foundation for a life spiritually lived, or for that matter any life lived with intention. Intention, defined by Merriam-Webster is “a determination to act in a particular way.” Sounds to me like some serious work in the practice arena, the goal to change either a negative habit into a positive one or to bring change into your life based on some growth potential.

Recently, admittedly, I’ve backed off my “dailies,” figuring I’ve got these practices down. Oh, so you’ve awakened Julie. You’ve made it. Ha! Not true. Not even close to being true. And to add to the humility moment, I have many things I still want to work on - my coaching practice, my watercolor and drawing, tuning into my favorite local minister, Dan, on a weekly basis, read even more, my social media plan. So I’ve written up my dailies, and I’m posting them here. And now, I’m accountable to my dailies and to you. Thank you. I needed this push. What are the dailies you are working on? Do tell. And then do. But be kind to yourself. Change takes time. It also takes support and accountability. Let’s do this!

PS If you haven’t guessed, the only one I’ve read completely is The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll. I half read Atomic Habits and Kaizen. Tiny Habits with the subtitle of The Small Changes that Change Everything seems to be based on Kaizen, meaning “good change” which I’m a big believer in. This is where the be-kind-to-yourself line comes in. Make some small changes today. Everyday.