Are We COMPLETELY Set in Our Ways ??

It occurs to me these days...
that WE are not nearly as 'negotiable'...as 'compromising'...as ''..."malleable"...
as WE would like to think WE are....
Ultimately...
We are STUCK, or so it seems,
in that same old...same old...
PATTERNING....
Is it learned ?
Is it genetic perhaps ?
Is it CODED, SCRIPTED into our DNA ?
Can we ALTER the rut of our own routine ?
Do we even WANT to do so ?
"How's that workin' for ya?"
Good question!
Great question ?
Perhaps we need to examine...
carefully...
how the redundant, repetitive, habitual behavior in our lives...
is REALLY affecting us.....
My humble suggestion is that the affects are, for the most part,
ADVERSE....even DESTRUCTIVE....
How then ,
does one change the 'pre ordained' , 'pre destined' patterning ??
WHERE does one look for help ?
Why are we SO THICK when it comes to our own SHORT SIGHTEDNESS ?
And once we DO see it...
where do we go from there ?
Contemplating.....