Category: forming habits, reaching goals

Soul Sculpting: Make a Change With a Little Help From Our Friends

#5 of Seven Ancient Practices for Connecting with God Soul Sculpting: Make a Change With a Little Help From Our Friends Augustine: November13, 354 –August 28, 430 A.D. Augustine had some wild years in his younger days. We know all about them because he fessed-up in his Confessions. He began as a child pear-thief, whose crime…

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Soul Sculpting Project: Playing with Habit Design

Soul Sculpting Project: Playing with Habit Design The most depressing day of the year is almost here. The third Monday in January. That’s the day when the hopes of keeping our New Year’s resolutions begin to die. To keep my hopes alive this year I am pulling out my biggest power-tool for behavioral change. Habit…

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Soul Sculpting Project: Fixed-Moment Prayer

Soul Sculpting Project: Fixed-Moment Prayer It was really early in the morning when the bell began to ring. Still dark. I am not a morning person. I got up, put on my clothes, strapped on my head lamp and set off. When I arrived I sat down and began my experience of fixed-hour prayer with…

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Soul Sculpting Project: Design a Habit

Soul Sculpting Project: Design a Habit Behavior change is hard business. If it was easy we would have already made the change. Brother Lawrence wanted to make a change in his behavior. For him the change was in how he connected with God. Instead of the on and off connection with God that he had…

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Soul Sculpting Project: Don’t Give Up Yet!

Soul Sculpting Project: Don’t Give Up Yet! The odds are against us. If you made a New Year’s Resolution you have a 8-10% chance of success. That is 90-92% odds you will not keep it. And what’s worse —  we are nearing the third Monday in January. This the day when the drop out rate…

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