I don't go by habits because habits mean functioning unconsciously and the beauty of being Human is that we can exercise our intellect every second of the day. That's what separates us from the other creatures on this planet.
Otherwise, what we can do they can do as well with a lot more efficiency and little drama than us Humans make. Therefore, just try to live every moment of your life as consciously i.e. being aware and using your discretion as much as possible.
Otherwise, we're just like other creatures on the planet sleeping-eating-making a living .... and then dying one day. Therefore, live consciously and experience the beauty of being Human.
Regarding gratitude just don't eat for 2 days then tell someone in your home to give you food you don't take it. All gratitude, gratitude .... . Try it out and see.
Have a great day ahead.
cannot say I fully agree. Many of our day to day actions are habitual and VERY conscious. Just because you doing something repeatedly does not mean that you don't do it in a very conscious and aware state of mind. ;)
Habit and conscious action are parallel to each other. Conscious action means every step is a choice and not a compulsive tendency. When every step is a conscious choice i.e. you want that to happen then you're "RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS."Nobody else but you is responsible for them.
the definition for habit is not "compulsive tendency" ;) it is a "regular and repeated act" and responsibility does not really come into this... you are responsible for your actions on either count (but a rather irrelevant fact in context to this post).
:)