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on this road. Every recur-
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response, reaction and
pattern of behavior cre-
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known as neural path-
ways. Many of these neural path-
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to stay in bed or that
they can take today off
or that they've never
been successful in the
past and won't be now. However,
if they actively push back against
this resistance, tying on their ath-
ruts that you are in. Once you rec-
as automatic and yet do not serve
our best interests. These pathways
ognize them, you can take active
steps to counter the thoughts or
keep us stuck in unwanted ways
and get in the way of our ability to
emotions that kept you stuck in
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surprised by the resistance you
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the old pathways speaking.
Remembering that it takes time
piece of bread or roll? Probably
not. Yet, many people reach for
to create new, more desirable neu-
dance with our desires we begin to
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feelings that suggest
that it would be better
The first step toward positive
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than previously thought. Each time
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to begin exercising
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to disappear and the new behavior
bread even though they have
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