“It starts with catching ourselves when we spin off in the same old ways. Usually we feel that there’s a large problem and we have to fix it. The instruction is to stop. Do something unfamiliar. Do anything besides rushing off in the same old direction, up to the same old tricks.”
― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
hops along the fence line
The whole idea is to change the patterns and the routines and allow myself to gently slip into something with more meaning, something that might set off a spark in a new direction.