Changing Habits from an Angel's Perspective We're all familiar with it: we carry a certain habit with us for years. Maybe it's a pattern of procrastination, unnecessary eating in front of a screen, anger that erupts at the wrong moment, or an inability to let go of a small addiction. We try again and again to change—sometimes by force, sometimes gently—yet we find ourselves returning to the same place. From a typical point of view, bad habits seem to prove something about us: that we are weak, not good enough, or lack discipline. But there is another way to see things—a compassionate, profound, and surprising way.