Life is supposed to be one great big exploration. Isn’t it? So why was mine so boring! Everything was familiar and oh so ordinary! I found to my disgust that I was beginning to form…..habits!! They were creeping in without me noticing. They were everywhere! My brain was becoming hardwired into set responses and patterns. I was doing the same things, the same way, day in and day out.
Drastic action was needed!
Then, totally miffed with my boring, ordinary life, I happened to stumble upon the…..
‘Whatever you normally do… do something different’ game!!
The rule was simple. Whenever you found yourself doing something habitually, you had to do something different.
Could this be the answer? My imagination began to run wild!
With great delight (and much to the bewildered amusement of my family) I embraced the new idea whole heartedly.
I began small.
I went shopping and did not allow myself to buy one item that I normally would.
I shopped in the opposite direction to everyone else!
I went on my bike!
My was I wild!
I revelled in this new freedom. I changed my route to school, the gym, work. I got lost.
Seeing me having such a good time, my husband started to join in. Two heads are better than one. The more changes we made the more options we found. Suddenly our lives were no longer boring. We were having fun.
Now every day brings new possibilities, ideas and challenges. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with them all. When I feel things are getting a little routine or a habit may be lurking. I play the game.
Do you really need to know where exactly where you’re going? Or should you just go with the flow. Live in the moment. Throw away the map and just……set sail!
Lin Cremore - Whatever you normally do.. (16 Jun 2006)