Good
Morning!
One
of my readers shared this anonymous poem.
I thought it was worth a read and
contemplation.
I am your
constant companion.
I
am your greatest helper or your
heaviest burden.
I
will push you onward or drag you
down to failure.
I
am completely at your command.
Half the things
you do, you might as
well turn over to me,
And
I will be able to do them quickly
and correctly.
I
am easily managed; you must merely
be firm with me.
Show
me exactly how you want something
done,
And
after a few lessons, I will do it
automatically.
I am the servant
of all great
individuals
And,
alas, of all failures as well.
Those
who are great, I have made
great.
Those
who are failures, I have made
failures.
I am not a
machine,
Though
I work with all the precision
of a machine
Plus,
the intelligence of a human
being.
You
may run me for profit, or run me
for ruin;
It
makes no difference to me.
Take
me, train me, be firm with me,
And I will put the world at your feet.
Be easy with me, and I will destroy
you
What am I? I am habit!
Your
Turn: After
discovering that the subject of this poem is “habit,” read it a second
time. Which habits
do you have that are
building you up? Which
habits are
holding you back? What
are some
observations you can make about habits in your own life?
Today’s Affirmation:
I control
my habits. My habits are healthy.
