The chaplain at my son’s school said this during his presentation today:
“Whatever we do over and again forms us at the deepest level.”
This is a concept that I learned in my journey in life, and I add my slant on this. Habit creates an inner pathway. A well trodden mechanism that serves as a basis or foundation for life. With it you are just better.
In essence it is building a foundation. The foundation is who you are. So what you do everyday is who you are.
Guy
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