My dear Wormwood,

"It remains to consider how we can retrieve this disaster. The great thing is to prevent his doing anything. As long as he does not convert it into action, it does not matter how much he thinks about his new repentance. Let the little brute wallow in it. Let him, if he has any bent that way, write a book about it; that is often an excellent way of sterilising the seeds which the Enemy plants in a human soul. Let him do anything but act. No amount of piety in his imagination and affections will harm us if we can keep it out of his will. As one human has said, active habits are strengthened by repetition, but passive ones are weakened. The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able to ever act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel.

Your affectionate uncle,
Screwtape"

Books that get into your head are really really good books.

My aunt told me today that if you routinely do something for 21 days straight, your mind sets it as a habit.

I wonder if it works backwards? I need to start tomorrow... there's things I don't want to be habits anymore.

If Ryan Guard is reading this, I miss you! Let's hang out soon. You live down the street for cryin out loud and some dog bones...

So so tiny and insignificant,
Chris