It does take [[effort]]. You must change a lifetime of old [[thinking]] and start afresh. Yes, continue to wash away and throw away . .. whenever [[necessary]]. Acknowledge 'bad thinking' and mistakes -- they are [[inevitable]] and to be [[expected]] -- but they cannot be continued if [[progress]] is to be made. Excuses are, after all, still excuses, and the very word indicates [[awareness]] of your 'wrong' position and, if not carefully monitored, [[adherence]] and a holding-on to these actions. | It does take [[effort]]. You must change a lifetime of old [[thinking]] and start afresh. Yes, continue to wash away and throw away . .. whenever [[necessary]]. Acknowledge 'bad thinking' and mistakes -- they are [[inevitable]] and to be [[expected]] -- but they cannot be continued if [[progress]] is to be made. Excuses are, after all, still excuses, and the very word indicates [[awareness]] of your 'wrong' position and, if not carefully monitored, [[adherence]] and a holding-on to these actions. |