Our life develops into a series of routines that we become the slave to - masters of our own creations.
The older we become, the less we like changes. We live through a series of routines that we’ve chosen to follow. From the moment we awake each day, we play out the routines we’re familiar with. We dress in the same order, drink the same drink to start the day, watch the same early morning TV or listen to the same radio station.
The day is then made up of a selection of our routines. Shopping, going to work, housework, gardening or some job we’ve chosen to do today. We chose our meals from a selection of safe recipes. Our homes are decorated to our favourite safe colours. Our gardens are maintained to our choosing.
Our social life is based on those we allow into our inner circle, such as family and close friends. We visit the same social gatherings, church, bingo, social clubs. We often even choose to holiday in a place we are familiar with.
These fixed routines become more important as we move past the middle years of life. Often, the things that were once important, become less so. We find ourselves having less energy and our mojo reduces. We drop things from our routines that we no longer enjoy, or want to do any longer. In short . . .
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