Habits
Habit is defined as “an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary.”
Since I posted my new website, I have been working on making a habit of blogging. It seems so difficult sometimes to start or end a habit; we are all such “creatures of habit.” The start of something new or the end of something not so new becomes a practice one must stay diligently aware of. In a way, I guess maintaining the awareness becomes habit in itself – at least until that point when the behavior becomes second nature.
But what I wonder is this: Do our habits make us too predictable? Do we need to shake things up sometimes so as not to bore ourselves and the people around us? Would our lives take on new meaning if we could break out of our habitual ways and do something spontaneous? Considering the fact that I have been prone to behavior my family jokingly calls “planned spontaneity,” I’d have to answer in the affirmative.
And so, I will regularly follow my newly acquired behavior patterns until they have become almost involuntary.
on September 11th, 2008 at 2:11 am
It depends on what your habits are; some may refer to them as creature comforts. But spontaneity is what keeps life fresh, as in “I had my whole day planned out, but I decided to do something completely different and I had the best time!” You must constantly strive to push yourself out of your comfort zone to gain better perspective of the world around us, and maybe, be inspired in the process.