Navratri is a festival of faith, belief and love. On this festival, people keep fast for nine days to please Goddess Durga. Some people also give up many things like meat, alcohol, eggs etc.
People believe that the fasting observed during these 9 days is for the purification of the soul. We purify our mind, but what changes should we make to make our life better. Think about what good habits you have adopted to improve your life and what bad habits you have given up.
We all have some bad habits, such as lying, being careless, getting angry too much or procrastinating.
So what could be a better occasion than Navratri to remove these bad habits. During these days, you can try to resolve to give up whatever bad habits you have today. Prepare a list of habits and see which habits need to be improved.
so today relationship In this column we will talk about those bad habits which we should give up during Navratri.
Global News Daily spoke on this topic with Bhopal's counseling psychologist Aditi Saxena. He told about some personality traits, which stop us from moving forward in life. Also tell us some simple solutions by which we can get rid of those shortcomings. The information given below is based on a conversation with him.
Resolve to give up these 9 bad habits this Navratri
It is easy to adopt bad habits in life, but it is very difficult to get rid of them. When we eat bad food we don't even realize it. When they start affecting our personal life and relationships, it becomes necessary to leave them.
laziness is the enemy of man
laziness He is the biggest enemy in our life. It stops our progress and success. Due to laziness we cannot achieve our goals. This can cause many harms like wastage of time, delay in goals, lack of self-confidence, lack of stability in life and many mental and physical health problems.
To leave it, adopt these methods-
control anger
When our work is not done well or someone does something wrong to us, we feel very angry. Many times we get unnecessarily angry even at our own people. But it doesn't harm anyone else, only us. When a person is angry, he behaves badly with the people around him. This can spoil relationships.
In such a situation, whenever you feel angry, you can adopt these measures-
give up ego
If you are better and more successful than others then be proud of it, not arrogant. Pride and arrogance originate from our mind, from our thoughts. To distance yourself from this, first stop comparing yourself with others. Egoism comes in any person only when he starts considering himself better than others. Follow these suggestions to give up ego-
delay
'Leave it today, will do it tomorrow.' Saying this, do you also postpone most of the work for another day? If yes, then you will postpone many of your important tasks till tomorrow and there will be delay in reaching your goal. The habit of postponing every task is called procrastination. This habit can make us lazy.
One lie leads to 100 lies
For truth and honesty, we should give up lies because remember, to hide one lie, one has to tell 100 lies. This stereotype emphasizes that lying is a bad and uncontrolled process, which starts from small lies and reaches big lies. Try to accept only what is true and present it to everyone.
greed is bad
That's absolutely right. Greed is truly an evil, which can divert us from our true values and goals in life. Due to greed, we can also harm our relationships, health and self-esteem.
benefits of giving up greed
Leaving bad habits will bring positive change
Many times these habits affect our relationships as well as our lives. The better habits you adopt, the more happily you will be able to live your life. This is very important for improving yourself and strengthening your relationships.
Our image depends on what we say and how we behave. When the image deteriorates, relationships with people around begin to deteriorate. Mental stress increases. But to improve them, it is necessary to know about them first. And how to improve, mindfulness can help you with this.
So on the occasion of Navratri, resolve to give up these bad habits and make your life better.
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