Insanity

Einstein famously said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different outcome.

We all have habits and patterns that although we know have negative outcomes, we do it over and over again. Getting absolutely wrecked, leaving work to the last minute, eating that slice of cake, sleeping with someone.. And we know that when we do these actions we feel worse than before. We are not going to feel happier than before because we got absolutely wasted, because we stuffed our faces in food or because we spent all our money on material goods. But what stops us from changing? I mean, surely if we know that we are doing is going to produce a negative outcome we would change. But we don't. We refuse to change. Then, according to Einstein's definition, we are insane.

We refuse to let go. We would rather do the same thing over and over again having the same negative outcome then changing and welcoming something wonderfully new. Sometimes all it takes is a small baby-step to change this insane part of us. Once we know what our quick-fix is, we can ask ourselves about it: is it healthy? Does it make me feel happy? And, if not, we can change that. So, is your quick-fix healthy? Or is it time to change?

Have a beautiful day!