🔄 How to break out of old patterns

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“You can’t think yourself out of a pattern you didn’t think yourself into. You practiced yourself into it, so you have to practice your way out.”
-Justin Whitmel Earley

We often fall into habits and patterns without realizing it, especially when juggling work, family, and everything in between.

The truth is, you can’t just ‘think’ your way out of something you’ve been living for years.

Whether it's how you handle stress, show up at home, or manage time, you practiced those behaviors, and it's going to take practice to change them.

So, if you want to be a better husband or father, don’t just hope things will improve—put in the work, day in and day out, to break those patterns and build new ones.

(Source: Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley)

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Don’t just hang out—engage.

Don’t just hang out with your kids—engage in the activity!

Become a kid again. 

Get dirty playing outside or wear the costume and get in character.

Show your children they are valued every chance you get.

(Credit: Brian Mazza)

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Take your kid wherever you go.

Make it your default practice to take a kid with you everywhere you go.

The oldest (and best) curriculum for fatherhood is found in the Old Testament:

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 6: 4-7)

(Credit: Family Teams)

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