I’ve noticed…that while routines are in some ways essential. They also need to broken-up from time to time.
Certain efficiencies can lead to unintended consequences. Remaining open to new and disruptive possibilities helps us avoid becoming fixated and inflexible.
After a week of vacation, I returned this morning to my default daily routine. But, I also noticed that I had to think through some of the steps I'd developed and whether or not I wanted to continue them. Not a bad thing to do. A break from the routine allowed me to re-evaluate it. Do I want to fall back into the pattern I had developed? Do I want something else, because of having not continued? Push-ups — do I really want to do them? Yes, I do...because I need to. Bridges? Rowing? What about the other things? What has changed since I stopped for a while? Are my priorities still the same?
Besides, sometimes our routines themselves need to be altered. Because of the inertia that can so easily get involved, breaking things up a bit can be quite helpful (if not liberating). If nothing else, at least, making conscious choices (vs unconscious ones) is important from time to time.
