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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMost people have daily routines that they follow. Many people follow a 9-5 work-day routine, while others may have more hectic schedules. Still, human beings naturally like routine because it keeps us comfortable; it makes us feel like everything is going to be alright. We\u2019re doing exactly what we need to be doing, because it\u2019s what we\u2019ve always done and what we plan on always doing, at least for the foreseeable future. But when we are forced to drop everything and drastically change our daily lives for a long and unknown period of time, what happens then? Through the lens of the news, we see mass uncertainty and collective panic. But take it deeper, look at the individual level, and what do we see? We see a collection of people who have never questioned their lives, their routines, their choices, now being given nothing but time\u2026 and time\u2026. and time\u2026. to ask and ponder these same questions and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wonder what our answers will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will we emerge from this with a new sense of purpose and calling? Maybe we\u2019ll realize the foolishness in trying to plan out every detail of our lives. Maybe we\u2019ll live in the present by maximizing it and being fully engaged in it, regardless of our surroundings or circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe we will learn to savor all the small things that we once took for granted so easily. Perhaps we\u2019ll realize how short and fragile this all truly is, and we\u2019ll take risks that our minds and routines stopped us from taking before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are not the rat from my above example, because unlike our rat friend, the only barriers in our lives are ourselves. The walls in our lives are all the reasons we tell ourselves that prevent us from being free. Mental barriers can feel impenetrable because we don\u2019t know what\u2019s on the other side; it\u2019s not part of our routine! But once we dare take a risk, break from our norms, and follow our dreams, our infinite potential is that much more realized. We realize that what we were scared of is nothing more than our uncertainty of the unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before we dare to break routine and embark on our journey towards the unknown, the fear can overwhelm and even paralyze us. But after we take that first step, we wonder why we were ever afraid in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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