Repetition can be a choice, but often it isn't

 

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history
to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
- Edith Wharton

Repetition can be a choice, but often it isn't.
The athlete or pianist who practices the same routine
day after day, year after year, has their eye on a goal.
The unending repetition is a conscious choice
in the pursuit of a life dream.
But what about the sameness of most lives?
Observe the morning commute, the after-work drink,
the Sunday football game or religious service -
how many of those people are consciously following their dream,
training their mind, body, and spirit through that daily repetition?
And how many are mindlessly slogging through each day
out of habit and boredom?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Curious - Adventurous

The Myth of Security

The Power of Courage
           

Beware of Monotony

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history
to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
- Edith Wharton

Repetition can be a choice, but often it isn't.
The athlete or pianist who practices the same routine
day after day, year after year, has their eye on a goal.
The unending repetition is a conscious choice
in the pursuit of a life dream.
But what about the sameness of most lives?
Observe the morning commute, the after-work drink,
the Sunday football game or religious service -
how many of those people are consciously following their dream,
training their mind, body, and spirit through that daily repetition?
And how many are mindlessly slogging through each day
out of habit and boredom?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Curious - Adventurous

The Myth of Security

The Power of Courage
           

Repetition

 

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history
to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
- Edith Wharton

Repetition can be a choice, but often it isn't.
The athlete or pianist who practices the same routine
day after day, year after year, has their eye on a goal.
The unending repetition is a conscious choice
in the pursuit of a life dream.
But what about the sameness of most lives?
Observe the morning commute, the after-work drink,
the Sunday football game or religious service -
how many of those people are consciously following their dream,
training their mind, body, and spirit through that daily repetition?
And how many are mindlessly slogging through each day
out of habit and boredom?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Curious - Adventurous

The Myth of Security

The Power of Courage
           

Habit, Boredom, Risk, Choice

 

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history
to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
- Edith Wharton

Repetition can be a choice, but often it isn't.
The athlete or pianist who practices the same routine
day after day, year after year, has their eye on a goal.
The unending repetition is a conscious choice
in the pursuit of a life dream.
But what about the sameness of most lives?
Observe the morning commute, the after-work drink,
the Sunday football game or religious service -
how many of those people are consciously following their dream,
training their mind, body, and spirit through that daily repetition?
And how many are mindlessly slogging through each day
out of habit and boredom?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Curious - Adventurous

The Myth of Security

The Power of Courage
           

The Cost of Habit and Routine

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history
to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
- Edith Wharton

Repetition can be a choice, but often it isn't.
The athlete or pianist who practices the same routine
day after day, year after year, has their eye on a goal.
The unending repetition is a conscious choice
in the pursuit of a life dream.
But what about the sameness of most lives?
Observe the morning commute, the after-work drink,
the Sunday football game or religious service -
how many of those people are consciously following their dream,
training their mind, body, and spirit through that daily repetition?
And how many are mindlessly slogging through each day
out of habit and boredom?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Curious - Adventurous

The Myth of Security

The Power of Courage
           

Busyness vs. Purpose

Beware the barrenness of a busy life
- Socrates

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
- Samuel Johnson

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition,
is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
- Dale Carnegie

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.
- Robert Louis Stevenson

The price of success is hard work,
dedication to the job at hand,
and the determination that whether we win or lose,
we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
- Vince Lombardi

There is more to life than increasing its speed.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Inattention is fertile soil for bad habits to grow stronger.
To break bad habits and cultivate behaviors you prefer,
use your power of conscious attention and daily practice.

An overfull calendar, like an overfull stomach,
is a consequence of taking on too much.
Commit, and eat, in moderation.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Too little commitment, and life becomes meaningless.
Too much focus on accomplishment, and you burn out.
Balance striving for success, with gentle self-care.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

If you don't enjoy your career, today is the day to begin a long-term plan for creating a career that interests and excites you. In the short term, even if you hate your job, look for small joys at work each day, perhaps in your interactions with customers and co-workers.

Whenever you feel you must hurry,
ask yourself whether the busyness is fulfilling your purpose in life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Happiness is a Choice

Tips to Feel Happier Right Now

Your Life Purpose
      

Challenge Habit and Routine

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history
to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
- Edith Wharton

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Repetition can be a choice, but often it isn't.
The athlete or pianist who practices the same routine
day after day, year after year, has their eye on a goal.
The unending repetition is a conscious choice
in the pursuit of a life dream.
But what about the sameness of most lives?
Observe the morning commute, the after-work drink,
the Sunday football game or religious service -
how many of those people are consciously following their dream,
training their mind, body, and spirit through that daily repetition?
And how many are mindlessly slogging through each day
out of habit and boredom?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: The Myth of Security

Curious - Adventurous

The Power of Courage
           

Beyond Sameness

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it
a superficial appearance of being right.
- Thomas Paine,
[Likewise, A long habit of not thinking a thing right gives it
a superficial appearance of being wrong.]

The most dangerous phrase in the language is,
"We've always done it this way."
- Grace Hopper

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

What is it about sameness that so draws me,
and how could I begin to have
that same kind of attraction to change?
- Mary Anne Radmacher

"Never quit" is one of those very common expressions that contains only one aspect of an important larger truth. Persistence is a virtue only when the goal is both desirable and attainable. There is no dishonor in redirecting your energies to more worthy or achievable goals.

Sadly, there is comfort in what we find familiar,
even when it causes us pain and suffering.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Don't Be Too Sure

What You've Always Done

The Good Old Ways

Your Whole Toolkit
    

Beware of Monotony

Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
- Edith Wharton

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history
to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Repetition can be a choice, but often it isn't.
The athlete or pianist who practices the same routine
day after day, year after year, has their eye on a goal.
The unending repetition is a conscious choice
in the pursuit of a life dream.
But what about the sameness of most lives?
Observe the morning commute, the after-work drink,
the Sunday football game or religious service -
how many of those people are consciously following their dream,
training their mind, body, and spirit through that daily repetition?
And how many are mindlessly slogging through each day
out of habit and boredom?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Curious - Adventurous

The Power of Courage

The Myth of Security
       

Break the Prison of Habit

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
- John Dryden

The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.
- Mike Murdock

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living,
new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.
- Henry Van Dyke

Most of us are prisoners of habit, and don't even notice that we do the same things, think the same things, want the same things each day - mostly without conscious thought.

Today, examine your beliefs, your actions, your wants, to determine whether they still represent your highest purpose.

Further reading: Life Choices

How to Break Your Bad Habit

Discipline

Habits - Like Water to a Fish

Getting Better
     

Never Quit??

"Never quit" is one of those very common expressions that contains only one aspect of an important larger truth. Persistence is a virtue only when the goal is both desirable and attainable. There is no dishonor in redirecting your energies to more worthy or achievable goals.

Successful people are simply those with successful habits.
- Brian Tracy

If we want to direct our lives,
we must take control of our consistent actions.
It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives,
but what we do consistently.
- Anthony Robbins

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

The most dangerous phrase in the language is,
"We've always done it this way."
- Grace Hopper

Further reading: We Are What We Do Consistently

Committed yet Flexible

Bad Habits

Healthy Choices

Our Habits

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
- John Dryden

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

If we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions.
It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives,
but what we do consistently.
- Anthony Robbins

Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again,
but expecting different results.
- Rita Mae Brown (also attributed to Albert Einstein)

Successful people are simply those with successful habits.
- Brian Tracy

Most of us are prisoners of habit, and don't even notice that we do the same things, think the same things, want the same things each day - mostly without conscious thought.

Today, examine your beliefs, your actions, your wants, to determine whether they still represent your highest purpose.

Choose your Habits, Choose your Life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Habits - Like Water to a Fish

How to Break Your Bad Habit

Life Choices

Discipline

Getting Better

Habit

Change of Pace

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Unless you try to do something
beyond what you have already mastered,
you will never grow.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again,
but expecting different results.
- Rita Mae Brown, also attributed to Einstein

It is important from time to time to slow down,
to go away by yourself, and simply be.
- Eileen Caddy

A time for work, a time for play -
balance in all things.
- jlh

Further reading: Try Something New

Sloth - so what?

A Balanced Life

Day of Rest

Yin-Yang

Balance and Harmony

New Ideas

Balance

Habits

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Successful people are simply those with successful habits.
- Brian Tracy

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.
- Robert Foster Bennett

We first make our habits, then our habits make us.
- John Dryden

There are good habits, like exercising daily. There are bad habits, like smoking. And there are habits of mindless routine, like hour upon hour of watching television shows that you aren't really interested in.

Begin this new year by writing down how you spend your days. Consider making changes where you see either bad habits or mindless routine.

Read Social Obligations

For more on habits, read Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life

Further reading: How to Keep Your New Years Resolutions

Is your life driven by choice or habit?

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
- Albert Einstein (attributed)

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.
- Robert Foster Bennett

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.
- Henri de Lubac

Observe how you spend your time each day. Is your life driven by choice or habit?

Further reading: Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life

Breaking the Cycle of Self-Inflicted Suffering

Practice Makes Perfect - Sometimes

How to Keep Your New Years Resolutions

Quotes to Live By

Thanksgiving Quotes

I Love You Quotes

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. Samuel Johnson

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. - Samuel Johnson 

  Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have. - Dale Carnegie 

  Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy. - Henri de Lubac

Inattention is fertile soil for bad habits to grow stronger. To break bad habits and cultivate behaviors you prefer, use your power of conscious attention and daily practice.