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January 2009 
Are you a creature of habit?
Posted on Jan 4th, 2008
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ashlandtraveler
ashlandtraveler
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for January 04, 2008:
Not currently.
I have recently recognized how beneficial some routines, schedules, rituals, and patterns could be for me. I'm actually working on developing some that I'm willing to commit to. The only ones that come naturally for me are how I like the towels folded or where the dishes are supposed to go in the cupboard.
What I really need is to embrace routines as something that gives me strength and frees me. Not as something that limits me. I've been obsessed with my "freedom" from a very young age. I believe my choices to not accept routines and "rules" have hindered my growth. I get stuck and don't know my way out because I don't have routines that draw me forward in life no matter what.
So that's what I'm working on. Some rituals, routines, a schedule. Something to be constant. As Lao Tzu has said, "Appropriate rituals channel your emotions and life energy toward the light. Without the discipline to practice them, you will tumble constantly backward into darkness." This was a great question so I could go public (and, therefore, be liable) with my plan. Wish me luck!
I have recently recognized how beneficial some routines, schedules, rituals, and patterns could be for me. I'm actually working on developing some that I'm willing to commit to. The only ones that come naturally for me are how I like the towels folded or where the dishes are supposed to go in the cupboard.
What I really need is to embrace routines as something that gives me strength and frees me. Not as something that limits me. I've been obsessed with my "freedom" from a very young age. I believe my choices to not accept routines and "rules" have hindered my growth. I get stuck and don't know my way out because I don't have routines that draw me forward in life no matter what.
So that's what I'm working on. Some rituals, routines, a schedule. Something to be constant. As Lao Tzu has said, "Appropriate rituals channel your emotions and life energy toward the light. Without the discipline to practice them, you will tumble constantly backward into darkness." This was a great question so I could go public (and, therefore, be liable) with my plan. Wish me luck!
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