Introduction A few years ago I sat down one morning and wrote a poem titled “You are what you repeat.” It came to me in a moment of inspiration and I finished it in one sitting. The truth is it didn’t “just come to me in a flash,” the idea for it had been ruminating for years. I think the poem really explains a lot about why someone has the life that they do. “You are what you repeat” by Barney Matthews

You are what you repeat, I know it is true, Words that you say, And deeds that you do.

Words become plans, Plans become deeds, This is what determines, Where your life leads.

Once is a chance, Twice is a choice, If you do it again, Will your future rejoice.

Whether the outcome, Is victory or defeat, It's all because, Of what you repeat.

What it really says is what kind of person you are, and what your life is like, is caused by what you have repeated. Kind people aren’t just nice to people sometimes, they are nice to people all the time. Healthy people don’t just eat a salad once a month, they eat …