"Moderation in all things. Including moderation." – Mark Twain
I think I've found a new favorite quote. Now, to work with implementation – I'm actually really not that good at moderation – I've always had a degree of "all or nothing" about my personality. Hence this Twainian metamoderation seems likely to be exceptionally challenging.
But I've been thinking a lot about habits, lately, and about bad habits and good habits. Small things – eating well, exercising, getting work done rather than procrastinating, mostly abstaining from alcohol but not being a teetotaler, etc. I watch myself, over time: I build up a habit, good or bad, and then tear it down again.
I found written in my private journal, a few days ago, the following disconcerting observation (or was I attempting poetry?): "I slip into and out of my private dysfunctions with a great deal of grace."