Habits are good. Practices are better.

Good habits help us be healthier. Good practices help us be stronger.
Good habits focus on efficiency. Good practices focus on effectiveness.
Good habits lead us to easier. Good practices lead us to harder. 

Habits move us toward unconscious action.
Practices move us toward greater consciousness.
Habits address the surface. Practices address the root.
Habits are tracked. Practices are lived.

I used to have a habit of writing everyday. I now have a practice of thinking everyday, which includes reading, walking, writing and publishing. 

I used to have a habit of exercising everyday. I now have a practice of listening to my body and responding by changing what I eat, how I sleep and how I move. 

I used to have a habit of connecting with people daily. I now have a practice of presence by creating space for my loved ones and strangers.

I used to track all my habits daily. I now have a practice of reflection, which includes Morning Pages in the morning and Examen in the evenings, weekly sabbaths, and regular silence & solitudes.

Habits are good. Practices are better.