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The familiar is always comforting. We prefer to use that same route to work because we don’t want to risk getting lost. We hesitate to move to a different town or job because we fear the discomfort of change. We fear we will miss our old habits, that any change that we might anticipate may not bring pleasant results.
And so we stick to what we know, sacrificing the novel, the different perspectives. We are afraid of letting go, because it can be daunting and even scary.
But has it occurred to you that the familiar can be sapping your wholesomeness, boxing you into a world of little or no growth or excitement? It really is as simple as ABC; if you keep using the same method to do something you will surely experience the same result.
Research shows that chances of mental fatigue are high when you feed your mind with the same things all the time. The fact is that no matter how many hours a day you sleep and ‘rest’, you are likely to feel tired if your mind remains dormant, with nothing new to stimulate it.
Just like the human body stays in good health when it is fed on various nutrients, the human mind thrives on the new; it needs a new challenge every now and then, if only to remain sharp and focused.
Though most of us already know this, we are too lazy to do anything because we are too attached to the tried and tested. We take the easy way out and make assumptions about various situations in our lives. We assume the same mindset and way of reasoning, and so our answers remain the same. We make do with a particular destiny because we long ago accepted that that is what the universe threw at us.
Outside the lines
Yet, often times, what is needed to add spice to our sometimes dull lives is a slight tweak here and there to keep even the seemingly ordinary stuff fresh and interesting. Daring to dance outside the lines and seizing opportunities as they come means we are not afraid of the sometimes strange unfolding of the universe.
Of course, it is important to follow the rules, but it is also critical to be aware that rules are not cast in stone and that they are meant be broken; that they can be broken and still give good results.
Like cartoonist Marty Bucella’s said, “When it comes to staying young, a mind lift beats a face lift in a day.”
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