Life can be so habit-forming. I have a daily routine that falls into place. Perhaps you do, too. Not that this is a bad thing. These little automatic routines — or habits — allow us to take care of the chores of our lives without having to think.
But stop for a moment: We shop at the same grocery store, we watch the same TV programs, we eat the same food. Where is our sense of adventure?
Let’s stray from the comfort path we’ve created and allow each day to be special from sunrise to sunset. Eat a different breakfast. Take a new route to work or change the retirement routine. Call or write a note to a friend you haven’t seen in a long time. Break your habits and invite a surprise.
Life comes at us fast and from all directions. Things seldom happen the way we expect. We have answers, but most of the time life tricks us and catches us off guard. Our routines and habits have not armed us for the unexpected. Reach out for a sense of newness.
It’s summertime. Let’s awaken to new adventures. Let’s look the world right in the eye and take it all in — its beauty, its challenges, its rewards. All habits aside, we can make every day a banquet of surprises. And that’s what life should be.
