another sunny Sunday
washing and other chores
to prepare for the week ahead
routine habits rituals
keep us on the treadmill
duties expectations obligations
life has a monotonic rhythm
most seldom think to vary
or step out from the ‘norm’
on automation we conform
oblivious to our choices
illness or aging raises questions
is this what life’s about
we avoided making choices
well oiled in our rut
not realising there might
be more to life than what
we have blindly done
are you locked into routine
or dare to go against the tide
life is for living not to hide
Loved it!
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thanks so much!
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Yes, we imprison ourselves without awareness, sad.
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nailed it!
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Thanks Kate, you said it so well.
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Locked in a routine person I’m, despite longing about making an escape.
Which is not so easy because of those counting on me.
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yes responsibility is is heavy but fortunately you love them 🙂
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Thank you for writing this kate…i am reminded…i needed to do away sometimes from my usual routine chores as mom..
And well i could be the “freaky mom” who is always on the look out for a strand.of hair on the floor or a dust on the table….lol.
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lol then best to change your routine occasionally to break such habits Mich 🙂
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Very well written…no wasted words here! Routines are comforting guideposts for our lives, but we need not let them define us. That is why it is always good to shake things up a bit. Even chores can be more fun if we add some new elements.
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well said Linda … like doing the domestics to Devo [music] 😉
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A monotonic life for sure, Kate but everyday something nice to move forward and Life is surely for Living with happiness and gaiety. A lovely and apt poem for a Sunday.
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“Life if for living”…..exactly, Kate!
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Lovely.
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The steady clickety-clack reassures, as it means we’re moving forward.
It also sooths us to sleep. Then, we often wake with a start, and realize we should’ve switched trains four stops ago. Who said commuting is for the unadventerous?
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yes we often hang about far too long when we should have changed tracks ages ago 🙂
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Wonderful Kate!!!
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thanks so much
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Routine in our life has a place much like anything does. But as you so eloquently wrote, “life is for living not to hide.” There is so much more to life than our “normal.” Often all we need to do is have courage and step towards it.
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your photographic walks are your escape Glen, you break the routine but venturing out to see more of the world around you 🙂
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That is true for sure. I think when our life becomes nothing more than a routine(same thing day-in and day-out), it is time to blow that up. That level of routine(if routine has levels to it) is a slow life killer.
There is so much in the world, which may be simply our own back yard so to speak, that we can experience new things, people etc. To keep growing until that last breath escapes our lungs.
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very well said Glen! I concur 🙂
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Right on, Kate! Your messages here have always been important and wise, but even more timely today! (So many people with their faces glued to tech devices and phones.)
Thank you for writing this poem and sharing it!
Love the photo, too! As I look at it, I wonder what is on the other side of the tunnel! Happy-Unique-Glorious-Sweet-HUGS!!! 🙂 They are not routine hugs! HA! 😀
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no they are magical ones. … had an interesting arvo that I will post about 🙂
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You’ve asked great questions on how prefer to skin in our comfort zones and unwillingness to tap into our vast potential…love the thoughts echoing our inner and outer reality.
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Routine is good but every once in a while we should dump it to try new things! At least that’s my mantra! 🙂
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you need routine with kids but we also need regular escapes to remain healthy!
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If we never try to step out of our routine life, we cannot see other wonderful things waiting for us.
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You are right Kate if our life is like the life of a plant in a pot.
Fortunately this has never been my case. I have always found new things to do useful to society and my wife too
However your poem underlines serious problems of life
Love ❤
Michel
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yes you stay young by being so involved Michel … you two have found the real Holy Grail ❤
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Yes Kate , being involved maintains youth …in mind …only ! 🙂
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yes sadly our bodies are deteriorating daily …
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Bravo, standing ovation Kate! You put into words what has been coursing through my brain…….thank you! If you don’t mind, may I print your poem off and hang on my mirror?
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