Episode 24: Why do we Need Change?

Why do we change writing utensils, move the furniture around, and feel the need to get away from our usual places for a while? Why, in fact, do we need change? Is it necessary or do we simply enjoy novel experiences? As Cheri so eloquently states in this episode, "You wake up every day, and you try to figure out how are you going to negotiate for the next 16 hours, or whatever that you're awake, how are you going to negotiate what you want to do, what you are obligated to do, and what in the world will feel like it's on fire if you don't do, and then you go to bed, you get up, and you do it again." After a while, it seems like that can get a little stale. Maybe you feel a little stuck? Maybe your routine can even feel oppressive? In this episode, we talk about how, and when, we make the decision to change our pens, our furniture, our patterns and processes, and our locations, if even for only a little while. Do we get stuck in our habits of mind, body, and spirit, and our surroundings hold those patterns in place? What exactly is that connection between mood and change? Give this episode a listen, and let us know how you relate your habits of mind, your moods, and the nature of change, whether intentional or unintentional.

Thanks all! We'll talk more soon.

Paul and Cheri

 

Locations mentioned in this episode

• Holy Cross Abbey, Berryville, VA - https://www.virginiatrappists.org
• Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA - https://www.dharma.org/