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Archive for July 3rd, 2009

Find Time to Keep Your Routine Fresh

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Paula, under Time and Energy.

Dock in Fog P1010040Finding time to keep your routines and rituals alive for yourself can be a challenge.

And yet, this is a key piece in ensuring your engagement in the moment and your follow-through over time.  So how can you keep things fresh for yourself?

One of the things that I often think about when looking at my routines is this wonderful quotation from Heraclitus:

You cannot step into the same river twice.

No action, no moment, is exactly the same as anything that preceded it – or anything that will follow. Looked at from that vantage point, even the most routine of tasks is absolutely unique.

Looked at from that vantage point, you can arrive at each of your moments fresh – with eyes and heart fully open. Doing the dishes this morning is an entirely different act than doing them yesterday was … or doing them on January 17th, 1989.

Indeed, looked at in this way, our most routine acts are ALWAYS fresh and new!  When undertaken mindfully, each represents both a brand new moment and a small anniversary. We can, in our mindful routines, simultaneously celebrate a new beginning and commemorate all of the other times that we have performed that same task.

Our routines become rich benchmarks or touchstones. They mark where we stand in this moment, as well as how we have changed and how our circumstances have evolved as we look back across years of these mundane tasks that are such staples in our lives.

When you perform routine tasks over the coming days, try pausing to be in the moment and connect with its uniqueness as well as its history in your life. What impact does that have on your sense of time?  On your attention and energy? Drop me a line – I’d love to know!

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