That is one of my favorite statements to use when trying to a another person to change a habit or a belief system. I put it in their court, asking them to evaluate the behavior or attitude.

Recently I applied this technique to myself. I have had ADHD all of my life and as a result of this interesting way my brain works I rarely put things back. My mother and my sister used to try and work with me on this but they didn’t try hard enough and it became a bad habit to just leave things laying around.

In addition to this I am a writer and most writers are not known for being organized or clean. I am not near as bad as the writer in the Stepford Wives movie but my house does get cluttered.

This past week I had time to reflect on my personal habits. I asked myself when I looked at my cluttered house, “How is that working for me?”

The stark truth was that it was not working at all for me. I am not a perfectionist in any sense of the word but I really do hate clutter and a dirty house. My house is rarely dirty but it gives the impression of being so due to the clutter.

So I decided I was going to change. I have changed other character weaknesses and through the help of the Holy Spirit have transformed them into character strengths.

So I started picking up after myself and today after going to church I sifted through all of the junk on my desk to get it cleaned up. I spent the evening watching the Super Bowl and enjoyed the relaxation. I think if I start putting things back where they belong at the time I am dealing with them, my overall time spent in cleaning my house will diminish.

That way I can spend more time writing and doing fun things with my friends. Who knows? Maybe I will even start knitting or crocheting again.

Is there any habit that you have that is not working for you? If there is, do you think you can change that weakness into a strength?