I was scanning through my google reader account and found this post to be of interest, especially at this time of year. The thing that jumped out at me was this one particular sentence:
Do absolutely, positively, whatever it takes to break your routine for one week.
Now there’s a thought! How many of you out there actually apply this to your life? My guess is that most of you don’t for one reason or another instead you’re always too busy to take time out for yourself. Or are you a product of your own environment always coming up with excuses why you can’t do this or can’t do that? When someone says “I can’t” to me what I’m hearing them say is “I don’t want too”. I should know, I used to be one of those people.
Through tragedy comes triumphs. The lessons are always there it’s just a matter of time that will determine when we want/need to hear them and then when we’re ready to apply them. Last year, through the loss of my parents I learnt many many of life’s valuable lessons. It took me a very long time to hear some of these lessons and even longer to apply them. But little by little I’m making positive changes to my life to ensure it’s a more well rounded and happy and healthy maintainable lifestyle.
“If we always do what we’ve always done, we’ll always get what we’ve always got”. That says it all doesn’t it. It’s nothing you haven’t heard before and you all know it, but the question is why aren’t you hearing your lessons and if you are why aren’t you applying them. What’s stopping you from achieving your goals and your dreams? The answer’s quite simple really, you do. So maybe it’s time to take time out and break from your daily routine so that you can be all that you can be. What have you got to lose by trying?
I’m going to break my routine by taking two weeks holidays up on the Sunshine Coast. Just to get away, recharge my inner batteries and give myself that much needed time out from life. I just know it’ll pay me threefold return. Who knows what other health and lifestyle benefits it’ll bring. But I know one thing for sure and that is I’m willing to try and find out, nothing ventured nothing gained right!
So the question is, what are you going to do to break your routine?
xxx
