Habits

                                                           Swimming has taught me,

                                                                           That,

                                                                Habits, do change.

                                                          I have, for all of my life so far, 

                                                 been a late to bed and late to rise person,

                                     Apart from a few situations of necessity, and even then,

                                                       Waking up early, is a trial for me.

                                                          Not that It was a problem, 

                                                        But, it's not a great habit either,

                                    Especially, when the habit has become bothersome and worrisome.

Worrisome,

Whenever I have to wake up or report for work early or have have something planned up early.

Bothersome, 

Because I don't like to be a slave to a habit, good or bad.

But, 

Even with a lot of effort I was unable to change this habit, 

Till,

I decided to attend swimming sessions in morning rather than evening.

Why? 

I don't know, 

one reason was to avoid the suntan that came with swimming in evening

Another,

That swimming early, left my day free for me to fit in all the rest of the things to do.

And,

Also, that I wanted to give myself good exercise, to stay fit and maintain weight.

And, so, it started,

Me waking up early to attend swimming sessions,

To the amazement of everyone who knows me.

The first few days were a real test of my resolve,

While everyone else was waiting to see, 

How long, before I would give up and quit.

But, then, 

to my own and everyone else's surprise,

It worked!!

By the 7th day, it was easier for me to wake up early

And the residual strain that I used to feel on breaking my sleep early, began disappearing.

Why?

A habit, that school, college and work could not break, was broken by this

I have no clue,

The same ways as I have no clue why I swim,

Yep it's relaxing, but less so for me,

Because I have to continuously fight my fear of drowning while I swim.

Yet for some reason, I continue swimming.

Everyday, out of my schedule I spend 5 mins floating

This is the time when I just relax, let go and listen to the random thoughts just pop up in my mind.

And, sometimes while doing this I get some clarity of thought

Or 

some random realisations,

And it was during one of these moments, that I realised,

Unlike, what is usually believed, that habits once formed are hard to change,

Habits, can change, and easily so,

when provided with a strong or right incentive or motivation.

That, one should always seek change,

Never stop seeking it, because, after all,

Change is the only unchangeable law of nature.

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