
Ever since I can remember I have been a nail biter. I know, it's a very gross habit. I've lost count of how many times I have tried to quit. Most of the time it lasts a few weeks, maybe a month, before I have a relapse. Well folks, 2 1/2 months and counting without biting a nail. You might ask, how can one quit a habit of 24 years? I didn't think it was possible myself.
The change happened when I ran the half-marathon. That was something I didn't think was possible either. After the race I wondered why I was able to make myself do something I didn't like (running) but I couldn't make myself stop doing something I didn't like (nail biting.) Shouldn't it be easier to
not do something than to
do something? Suddenly, I found the will power. Oddly enough, it takes very little will power anymore. I don't even have much desire to bite. Something about running that race changed me in a fundamental way. I have realized that
I can do hard things.