Get your
"I"dentity out of it when you want to make a change. I fully believe in the concept of this, but also realize that it is the essence of major spiritual practices (Buddhism, Jesuits) so assume it's not all that easy to do.
And changing these actions is as simple as… changing your actions.
One action at a time. Forget labeling it. Forget social accountability (in fact, research has found that sharing goals with others
can often backfire). Forget making a big hoo-ha-ha about who you are or what you are or what the fucking Pope thinks about you.
Because he doesn’t. And neither do most of the rest of us. And
neither do you, for that matter. Your identity is this made up thing
that you’re emotionally attached to. It’s a mirage in the desert. A
ketchup bottle in an empty fridge. And the quickest way to change
yourself is to realize that there’s no real self to change.
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