The whole idea behind this blog is to glorify the stimulus of constant change. But today I want to focus on and glorify routine. Constancy is something to be treasured, if it is a positive habit. One of my treasured constancies is breakfast. It took me a long time to get out of a bad habit with breakfast. I ate sugary cereal and milk, or toast and jelly. That kind of a breakfast is nothing but a sugar crash waiting to happen; it usually did, and when the crash happened I would dive into whatever convenience food was closest. So, I took control over my breakfast. Now I eat a healthy simple quiche, so that it is a protein-heavy and vegetable-laden breakfast. Other positive constancies include my home, the nearby parks that I walk in, and my hobbies. These things make up a positive and fulfilling life.
I have unhealthy habits, but today I am choosing to not think about them as constants. They don't have the honor of being constant. They are simply habits that need weeding out. Think today about what constitutes your routine. Honor and enjoy the happy constants that fulfill you, and observe the high contrast with the unhealthy habits that you might not have noticed before.
Sometimes people have a really hard time with routine. They either can't live with it or can't live without it. I have always been the kind of person who can't seem to get a routine together, and when I do I feel restricted and claustrophobic. I have recently begun to enjoy and appreciate what little routine I do have, and to see how essential it is to know yourself and how you operate. I am reading The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine and it is hitting home in amazing ways. Here is a link to her website in case you are the kind of person with many interests and enjoy constant change.
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