It’s no easy task I have set myself. It’s quite difficult to let go of my little addictions, especially since they are such innocent looking habits and the opportunities are always there. But at least I am looking at them, avoiding some of them some of the time. Progress is being made.

What helps me to stop my fingers as they reach for the radio ‘on’ button or begin to type ‘facebook’ into the URL box is this imperative that came to me a week or so ago:

“Turn towards the uncomfortable feelings. Don’t look away.”

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As the trees shed their leaves, I am aiming to let go of some things that no longer serve me. There are some habits and rituals that I have become very used to but that distract me from being the person I would like to be. As the winds of autumn strip the trees bare of old growth, I would like to sweep clean my life of superfluous distractions.

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