"Stop doing"

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ~Winston Churchill 

Today I heard an idea and it leaves me pondering...

The idea:

One should make a "stop doing" list instead of a to do list because it takes more self discipline.

This perplexes me and leaves me compelled to try making a "stop doing" list.

Here is my first crack at a "stop doing" list

My plan is to stop doing this:

1. Apologizing for my house

          {I have kids! I work full time! If your socks stick to the kitchen floor

and you don't like it, get a rag and wipe it up}

2. Rushing.

          {I am in a hurry 24/7, even when there is no hurry I hurry}

3. Saying to my kids in the morning "Come on, hurry up we're going to be late."

          {because of the fact that I say it every morning,

it has no meaning or effect except to turn the morning negative, so I need to stop that}

4.Stealing my favorite candies from my kids when they're not looking & then blaming it on dad..."Gee I don't know I think your dad ate it! We're gonna have to talk to him when he gets home!"

{I can't help it!}

Hmmm that is a start, I sit here thinking of a few others,

but I am thinking those may be a good place to start.

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. ~Arthur Christopher Benson

If you made a "stop doing" list what would be on it?

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will. ~Vernon Howard