Sarah Knight says that avoiding a negative can be more motivation that trying to imagine some dream like outcome that you find it hard to believe in. This approach does align with my psychological makeup so it will be the technique I employ for this experiment.

Why am I changing my daily habits? Because….

  • I’m scared of being old and dying early
  • I hate feeling myself getting creaky
  • I feel disappointed that I have never loved or connected with my body
  • I am scared of being ill and a burden
  • I am fearful of being unable to travel
  • I feel incapable of meeting the physical demands of owning this property with its large garden and many rooms
  • I worry about my ability to manage my mental overload and recognise that the women in my family have not handled growing old socially well
  • I do not want to end up a crusty old bitter woman cursing her lots and that of her friends, family and neighbours… a pattern I have seen too many older women adopt
  • I do not want to lose my mind and body to stroke, dementia or disease

Most of these negatives are remedied by the lifestyle habits I am experimenting with and I will just both the success of the habit and the chance of long term change at the months end.