While new might be a move towards health and increased stability, newness carries less predictability than boarded up habits.

Experiencing a pattern of harm is a signal. It is your signal to consider change. It is looking for you attention. It is a persuader of change.

Less muscle memory and more thoughtful movement comes from considering your associations–what you group together.

This is why change is difficult. After a certain amount of practice, our thoughts are less connected to our actions. Our body finds and remains on autopilot.

Change requires anticipating the vigorous rapids of your current habits. There is an athletic force that keeps you doing what you are doing now, even if it is unhelpful.