Change Your Life : Change your routine

Many of us, too many of us, live a life that is routine. The routine dictates the nature and pace of our life. New things and new opportunities are barred to us if they cannot be fitted into or around our routine. Changing our routine could be as simple as getting up earlier or going to bed earlier, going to a different bar or watching a different TV show, having different food at lunch or evening meal. One of the problems with following a routine is that we find ourself thinking about what happens next; we spend our journey to work worrying about getting to work or what we’ll do when we get there, we spend our lunch thinking about what we have to do in the afternoon, we spend time now worrying about our next meeting or our next task. In doing this, we miss what is happening now. When you make a change to your routine, you are making yourself experience the moment, by having, say, a different sandwich at lunch you make yourself experience the flavor and taste of that sandwich or, by getting up earlier, you make yourself wonder what you can do with the extra time (even if you do the same usual thing but you do it slower.)

Changing your routine or simply being prepared to change your routine, also makes you open to new opportunities. You are no longer running your life ‘on rails’ so that you cannot change direction and try new things. Now you can take time to look for and notice new things in your life that you may want to explore further. Also, if someone comes up to you and makes you ‘an offer’, you no longer automatically say ‘no ... I have to ….’, you can now consider the offer or, if you so wish, jump at the opportunity!

Change Your Routine To Keep Motivated
By Matthew Roberts

Often the way we live day by day starts to become habit, and we do things almost without thinking. Wake up, get ready for work, go to work, come home, go to bed, wake up and repeat. Know it's no wonder we are so often bored and unmotivated with our lives when we begin to become accustomed to this type of activity every single day.

But there are many ways to put variety back into your life, and it's actually a lot easier than you would think. While simple things like taking a different route to work or having something different to eat for lunch may not seem like a very big deal, on a deeper level they give your brain something else to think about, and your body something else to do.

The possibilities really are endless. You can maybe try a new hairstyle, wear a different pair of clothes, watch a different type of movie or play a different type of game. What about changing the layout of furniture in your house? Even brushing you teeth with your non-preferred hand at least makes it a little more interesting.

While it's not like a holiday in that you will return fully recharged and motivated, these little things still go a long way to the general wellbeing of your mind.

So remember, you don't have to do super exciting things to stay motivated... simply adding a bit of variety into your everyday activities can do a world of good. Give it a try and see for yourself.

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