what i will do for myself:

[bobbydarin]

I will either remove or lessen contact with bad influences in my life. Basically these are people & things that lead me into the dark gray areas of life's desires that are so tempting, yet cause the most damage

Comments

[mauriceravel]

In my experience, butt-kicking changes for the better do not appear out of nowhere. They are preceded by long periods of a general feeling of malaise, followed by a growing clarity about what is wrong, followed by a growing (and usually reluctant) acceptance of what actions it is that I might just have to resign myself to. Then, when the time is right (an ebb in work, nice weather, temporary relief from stress, whatever) I am finally motivated to do what must be done. Eventuallly, things calm down, 80% goes back to the way it was, 20% sticks, and the process repeats itself again. I'm thinking that this happens until you die, or give up.