No more finger food
One of my earlier posts, ‘Forty Years of Finger Food’ lays bare my battle to stop biting my fingernails. And until recently – very recently – it was a battle I despaired of ever winning. As the years pass, it takes longer for hands to heal, and for cuts, bruising and split nails to recover.
But – thanks to reading this book, I actually feel as if I am approaching the end of this particular battle.
It’s time to let go of stuff that gets in the way. It is silly to make my life any more difficult or painful than it already is. In fact, I really want to get beyond any ideas of difficult or painful, into much more enjoyable pursuits. Having any habit that ties us down to certain worries or preoccupations is really a huge waste of energy and time; which, at my time of life I really don’t want to waste on pointless worrying. How much better to just let go and allow nature to do what it does best, to heal and allow all to be left alone.
Why would Jackie’s experiences help me with that? Well, she was an ‘ordinary’ woman who, one day, stopped biting her nails simply because she decided to. She did a whole lot else besides. She, in that way, was just like me. And just like her, I can stop, so I have. Finally. No hypnotism or special potions required.
Thanks for reading, and for all your comments.
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March 9, 2018 @ 7:53 pm
Well….I’m speechless. And am totally on the side of your never having to be connected to a weirdo man (or doing a whole lot else besides) in order to stop biting your fingernails! 🙂 Congratulations!
March 12, 2018 @ 9:24 am
LOLOL – perhaps it is an example of benign shock therapy: in the sense that, there are so many other things I could be thinking about, preoccupied with, I might as well dump the old habits, why not? After all, they are totally boring! Take care of yourself, and enjoy the Spring, Elouise! XXX
March 11, 2018 @ 7:52 pm
Well done! It’s not a problem I’ve ever had, for which I am truly grateful, judging by your post here. I never knew it could be such a compulsion. Good for you for managing to stop!
March 12, 2018 @ 9:26 am
Thanks so much, Val. Habits stop, I suppose, when we can stop thinking about them, or put ourselves in the way of doing other things, or being too busy to worry. I suspect that habits are a reaction to boredom, so the solution is quite easy – just do something more interesting. 🙂 I’m having a more interesting life, at last – and I’m certainly more busy! Thanks for commenting. xxx 🙂