Habits and other things

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. Aristotle

Writing, like exercise is something you have to get into the habit of doing. If not everyday, you need to write, run or walk consistently. The point is: if you don’t write or exercise regularly you get out of the habit.

I have gotten out of the habit of writing. And writing is something I enjoy doing tremendously. I have put a lot of things have been put on the backburner, filed away for another day and there have been such very infrequent blogs. Likewise my exercise program has gone for a ball of chalk.

So before I get trapped in the NYR trap I have set my goals now, this month, before 1 January comes around.

I have made my list of blogs to be written and outlined the small little book to be written about Bracken. I have my plan in place.

I also have my plan in place for another pilgrimage next year – in September/October 2013 I will be heading for Le Puy in France to do the first part of the French Camino. It is about 800km from Le Puy to the Spanish border where the Spanish Camino begins. In a couple of years time I will start in Geneva and walk to Le Puy thus completing this entire route.

I understand that this section of the French Camino is really pretty and quite a ‘foodie’ experience – something to look forward to indeed. Nothing like a plan to get the exercise regimen on track and nothing like a journey to look forward to.