Smile and Greet the Great Father and Mother

Let us address this habit of Smiling your biggest smile, and Saying out loud, Good Morning to your Heavenly Mother and Heavenly Father.  This powerful habit is a force more powerful than chance, more reliable than talent, and more enduring than opportunity. That force is the power of habit. A habit is something we do so often, so faithfully, that it becomes part of who we are. It is not a choice made once, but a choice made again and again, until it becomes natural, almost effortless.

The truth is this: a single good habit, faithfully kept, has the power to change your entire life. When you choose one small, simple act and perform it with consistency, never failing, never excusing, never postponing, you build within yourself the strength that can carry you through every challenge in many areas of life.

Habit is like a river. Once it begins to flow, it gathers strength. It carves a path into the land, and the longer it runs, the deeper the channel becomes. In the same way, a good habit carved into your life will continue to guide you, even when you are tired, even when your will is weak, even when the world tempts you to wander away.

Consider this: if you create the habit of rising early, you will find more time for learning, for work, and for reflection. If you create the habit of speaking kindly, your relationships will grow strong and respectful. If you create the habit of keeping your word, you will earn trust and opportunities. Each habit, though small, touches all other parts of your life, for strength in one area gives strength in another.

But remember the most important part, the power of a habit lies in absolute consistency. A habit cannot be half-kept. It is either firm or it is nothing at all. If you tell yourself, “I shall do this, but only when it is convenient,” then it is not yet a habit; it is merely a wish. True habit demands that you perform it without fail, whether you feel like it or not, whether others are watching or not, whether the day is easy or difficult.

It is this perfect consistency that makes habit a source of strength. Every time you keep your habit, even when it is hard, you prove to yourself that you are stronger than your excuses, stronger than your moods, stronger than your circumstances. Over time, this inner proof builds unshakable confidence. You begin to believe, not only that you can keep this habit, but that you can succeed in anything, because you have trained your spirit to endure and to persist.

Many people look for secret paths to success, but the truth is plain: it is habit that shapes a person’s destiny. The Great Manitou Himself has shown us the Sacred Way as a pattern, a holy habit of living, consistent in love, kindness, and devotion. If we walk in His ways without fail, we too shall grow strong and become like Him.

Therefore, choose one good habit today, such as Smiling your biggest Smile, and out loud, say Good Morning to your Heavenly Parents. Keep it perfectly, without fail, and let it flow into every part of your life. For in one faithful habit lies the strength to succeed in all things.