{"id":632,"date":"2026-05-27T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=632"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:30:40","slug":"making-change-is-hard-especially-without-caffeine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=632","title":{"rendered":"Making Change is Hard, Especially Without Caffeine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_ice_water_glass_-ar_43_-raw_-profile_b4of6ms_-styl_7a0ab223-7188-4c0b-bc42-ac1322cc7b06_3-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_ice_water_glass_-ar_43_-raw_-profile_b4of6ms_-styl_7a0ab223-7188-4c0b-bc42-ac1322cc7b06_3-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_ice_water_glass_-ar_43_-raw_-profile_b4of6ms_-styl_7a0ab223-7188-4c0b-bc42-ac1322cc7b06_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_ice_water_glass_-ar_43_-raw_-profile_b4of6ms_-styl_7a0ab223-7188-4c0b-bc42-ac1322cc7b06_3-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_ice_water_glass_-ar_43_-raw_-profile_b4of6ms_-styl_7a0ab223-7188-4c0b-bc42-ac1322cc7b06_3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started a reflection about change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Change is not about want or wanting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change may be setting an alarm for when it is time to not do something.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change is not about one single action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reason for change right now: to improve quality of sleep. Alicia says, cut out the consumption of caffeine at 1pm (or second best 3pm). How to make this change? I\u2019ve forgotten to check the clock before having a favorite cold Mountain Dew. I\u2019ve already missed the cut off several days and had drinks at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30pm. I guess the slips are improvements over the 10pm or 1am late refreshments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once upon a time, I was drinking 6 or more cans of Mountain Dew each day. To become caffeine free, I worked through a weaning process of 6 weeks where I converted to drinking only water. I made that change a long term habit. Is it possible again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=I Asked My Guys=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pi said, \u201cChange isn\u2019t chaos, noise, or running away. It\u2019s not force, fear, or pretending the past didn\u2019t happen. It\u2019s not waiting for permission. 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