(1A1A1B1) My Daily Actions And Thoughts Cultivate My Garden Of Identity
(1A1A1B2) Cultivating A Garden Is Continual Effort, so I need to keep planting the seeds of who I want to be and water them, through my thoughts and actions.
In this metaphor, the parts of me that are most solid are the strongest perennial plants.
But some plants - well, I don't want those plants there at all. Or maybe they're just a bit too big. Like, my love for eating. I see myself as a big eater, a hungry caterpillar. That part of me needs to be pruned back, and I need to make space for the plants representing healthy eating and physical health instead.
"excellence then, is not a virtue, but a habit"
"we are what we repeatedly do"
affirmations work best when we already kinda believe them (where's the source for this?)
Gardens take time, so does changing my brain's thought patterns.
But the process of interstitial journaling can help: (1A1A1B1A) Interstitial Journalling Can Be Used To Proactively Plan For Upcoming Activities which allows me to front-load identity-crafting activities.