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Change Your Life 4 10 days of prayer
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5 Ways to Spring Clean
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7 Bowl Meal Recipe
9 Hope’s Test of Faith
14 We Asked / Baptisms

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quarter, many of those New Year’s for the “weight loss” afterwards. We need
resolutions may have already been to repeat a desired action until it is a habit The Central Connection is a
forgotten or abandoned. By now, and then becomes part of our lifestyle. publication of the Sacramento
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is easier than it seems. And Spring 1. Identify your goal and put it in Sacramento Central
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gives us a chance to begin anew, writing; outlining your motivation, any Senior Pastor
so keep reading because I have a obstacles, and your strategy to overcome Chris Buttery
challenge for you at the end of this them. Associate Pastors
column! 2. Break down your goal into daily Fred Dana
I will always remember my actions. Mike Thompson
Dad repeating one phrase of Og 3. Commit yourself to it 100%, Youth/Young Adult
Mandino’s book, The Greatest preferably to others who will hold you Pastor
Salesman in the World when I was accountable to them. Michael Butler
little: “I will form good habits and 4. Record your progress visually.
become their slave.” This is one of 5. Reward yourself for each victory. The Central Connection
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the great secrets to accomplishing 6. If you fail, evaluate your weak Aline Henda
anything. When we form a habit, it points, develop a new strategy, and try Managing Editor
becomes part of us and we do the again. And… Hope Beale
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it, like when we tie our shoelaces. will print it in the next Connection. Aline Henda
To form a habit, whether good or This Connection issue shares some Photographers
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bad, we just need to repeat the
action as many times as it takes for
different areas of your life (see pages…
JeAnn Davis
it to become automatic. According and…). Get inspired, start changing your Nash Carlisle
to a study done by the University life by choosing one of them and then Nathan Earnest
College of London, it takes 66 days tell us about it (you can send an email Columnist
on average to form a new habit. In to connection@saccentral.org). I can’t Pastor Chris
the study, 96 people took from 18 wait to hear your stories! And speaking Copy Editors
to 254 days for a habit to stick. To of a story - André Hope shared his. Go Ruthie Flynn
Chrystal White
break a habit, experts agree that to page 9 and read about his test of faith Contributors for this issue
there is no typical time frame. when he was in the Aline Henda
We all would like to make some Army. André Hope
positive changes in our lives. Until our next Hope Beale
We have to understand that this issue… wishing you a Karen Medeiros
journey is not easy, and will require Happy Spring! Kristine Butler
Ruthie Flynn
a consistent effort. If we want to Tyra Taylor
achieve a permanent change there Aline Henda Proofreaders
is no shortcut - like following a strict Rosie Beavers
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