Frank E. Pouliot's statement regarding change as a “process of personal evolution” embraces change in a positive way. For me it means that if we don't change we don't mature. I agree that change is not easy. Whether our role models are positive or negative, we feel comfortable with them. It is this convenience that makes change difficult. Changing family behaviors is almost like losing a friend. Except most of us don't have the exact same friends our entire lives. We move away, our life circumstances change, etc. If we didn't change, we wouldn't grow. The ability to self-evaluate and take a “step back” to consider our roles in a situation comes from emotional maturity. In cases of addiction, the addict may not have learned these skills. In cases where a person feels dissociated from the outside world, he or she may experience a sense of helplessness. He may feel like he can't control anything, so he clings to the familiarity of his behavior patterns, using them as a security blanket. The other day, on the way to work, I was deep in thought trying to think of something in my life that I could change for this assignment. I looked at the clock and thought I would only be ten minutes late for work today. I'm constantly late for everything. Even if I wake up two hours early, or if I have to be somewhere in the afternoon and oversleeping has absolutely nothing to do with it, I'm late. There is a certain adrenaline rush that comes from this cycle of delays. When I arrived at work, I said good morning and took a quick look at the clock. Only eight minutes. Not too bad. I work at a bakery, but my hours aren't like the guy at Dunkin' Donuts. I don't have to wake up... middle of paper... on weekends to get out of bed. Since this won't be an easy habit to break, there's a good chance I might slip up and hit the snooze button. I'm thinking of using this horrible alarm clock with no snooze button. This alarm clock features Tigger (from Whinnie the Pooh) yelling, "Whoo Whoo Whoo Whoo!" Are you ready for some bounce?" Then she makes jumping noises. Then the whole awful thing repeats until you push the button. It's such a nauseating experience to hear these things that I'll have to get out of bed to make her stop. So the My plan is to use it to get out of bed. If I slip, I'll just figure out where I need to change something and start over. Once I get a month of punctuality, I'll know I've established a new pattern because I've never been on time for more than two days. consecutive.