I think it is human nature to establish routines. We drive to work, school, the grocery store, our friends houses, etc., and we drive home. We have routine routes we take . . . most of us. We get so used to the drive - the scenery, the road, traffic patters - that we tend to check out. I've gotten off the freeway on my exit before thinking "how did I miss from Pleasant Grove to Springville?"
Routines can be great things, especially for learning, and for efficiency. But routines can be devastating to our being present in the moment. I have gotten into the habit going Supertramp and taking the long way home. Noticing different places, different faces and finding different pot holes. It is a great way to stay connected to the here and now.
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