11/12/2023
10:41 am
This is a very good question.
Is it really a routine thought if you skip any parts? I would think that is getting rid of a habit instead.
I think they are interchangeable but it does depend on whether it is just daily living, work related, or having to do with our relationships.
Daily living is normally habit. We get up, go to the bathroom, wash our face, brush our teeth, shower, and any other personal grooming. Then we begin our day. Breakfast, coffee, or any other food or beverage before heading off to work, school, or whatever occupies our time.
Those healthy mind individuals probably have already worked out, ran, walked, or some other form of exercise before they ever eat or shower.
Work is normally some sort of routine that has become a habit. We get in our car, jump on the bus or subway for the morning commute. Beverage in hand, a good book to read, or our headphones drowning out the noise with some musical beat.
We get to work, walking down the same streets into the same building, and to our little zone within the workplace. Stopping by our favorite little place on the way if we forgot our morning beverage. We dispense our normal daily greetings to the people we actually don’t mind talking to on the way to our little zone while trying to avoid eye contact with those that we just do not really care for.
Then we turn on our computers, put on our gear, or check the list of things to do and our day begins. We continue this daily grind every day and look forward to those temporary breaks in between. The only upside is getting paid for those efforts.
Relatonships are a combination of both routine and habit which are built over time. In the beginning it is a learning curve trying to figure each other out in a romantic relationship. That time frame when we are on our best behavior and not showing our weird or endearing habits until we are comfortable with each other. Then it becomes routine.
We are together, forever how long it supposed to last, and for some they are lucky to have it for the rest of their life.
We get used to those weird ticks, noises, actions, and way of doing things all the while hoping that our same habits are not annoying to the other person too. It is those small things that make the most of our relationships and it is those same things we miss when the other person is no longer there.
If you are lucky to be a parent then that relationship with another human being takes on a whole different meaning. You are helping the person grown into another adult to send out into the world. Those are usually the hardest to lose, watching this tiny baby grow up and go off into the world on their own. You have seen them through everything from messy diapers and scraped knees to first crushes or breakups. Being a parent does not end when they go out on their own, you are still mom or dad. They will always need you in some small way.
Life is a both a routine or a habit and no part can be skipped.
If I could skip any part it would be the down days, the days filled with sadness, the days of tears and heartache.
We can do that by focusing on the good parts and remembering the laughter, the smiles, and the memories we created.
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a fabulous week!
Peace, love, happiness, and good vibes, always!
Suzanne
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