Rituals and routines reflect how we conduct our lives regardless of the kind of lifestyle we pursue. They seem to provide structure and purpose in our days, but more often than not become an automation which may lead to a waste of time and effort if we are invigilant.
I am anti-routines as they always bring about boredom or plateaus and breaking the familiarity every now and then is simply cathartic. Breaking the routine helps to get a deeper insight into why we do things a certain way and re-prioritise, subject to the constant changes life involves. And only after could we rebound and start anew. I must emphasise that this is an inevitable process if we are to reinvent ourselves with a new set of rules. All we need to do is to be open to re-evaluation of common assumptions about ourselves and prioritise the most important in our schedule. Reviewing our values and making sure that our daily activities are in alignment is the key.
Don't we all make decisions correlated with who we believe ourselves to be? Doing things intentionally is the recipe for following through our routines. Instead of going through the motions, I need to know that I am doing something on a daily basis that will get me where I want to be in life. Isn't this the most powerful motivation in itself?
I make time to write.
I blog and create newsletters.
I learn something each day.
I change my routine to suit my different life circumstances.
I adjust my habits to fit into the rest of my day.
Care to share yours?
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