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Veering off course and leaving the highway means the destination may be reached a little more slowly. But that’s precisely what makes it interesting. It’s not about being the fastest, nor about arriving almost automatically without thinking.
If we stop to think about it, how many of us really notice the things we see, hear, and feel when we’re doing something for the umpteenth time? Almost nothing is interesting or piques our curiosity or attention. That’s only natural. It’s part of the “normalization” process.
What we see one day ends up “repeating” itself the next, and this creates an internal routine that brings us calm and gives us predictability.
But this calm, predictability, energy conservation, and reduction of “dangers” or “unexpected events” isn’t only beneficial. It comes with a less positive side.
We thus leave discovery and novelty behind, as they cease to be part of our daily lives.
The days all start to feel the same. Same color, same sound, and same song.
Knowing how to challenge ourselves is almost an “art.” We don’t want to be constantly searching for new things and interesting experiences, because then we wouldn’t be able to find the space for our minds to wander without being attentive to everything new that’s happening at that very moment; but neither should we let ourselves get bogged down by routines.
One such weekend, when I challenged myself, I went for a walk along a nature trail that passes through a natural park very close to a lovely coastal area called Ericeira.
A jeep was parked quietly on the shore, all by itself. A peaceful landscape that awakens the mind and broadens our horizons.
Bem Hajam 🍀
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