irregularities

As I’ve done before, I’m contemplating habits. A habit is an interesting thing. We each have habits that we acquire over time, often without consciously attempting to. One day, we wake up and we realize that we have been carrying the weight of the habits we’re accumulated.

On the other hand, it can be remarkably difficult to embed a new habit. Even when we think we have the time, something else seems to fill the space.

And so it becomes something of a game of tug and war. One day we clear out some time, the next day something fills that space we thought we’d created. Or at least, this is what I’ve found over the years.

And so what to do? There is only one thing to do, and I’m reminded of an old quote from Yoda: There is only do and not do; there is no try. It’s a particularly Zen-like quote, at least for me. Seemingly simple on the face of it, both intuitive and counter-intuitive, and yet it always has something more to offer as we contemplate.

And so I think my path is simple. I stop trying. I stop trying to implement new habits. I stop trying to change. Instead, I do, or I don’t do. I change, or I accept how I am. I implement a new habit, or I don’t. It’s going to be a hard road, but what else can I do/

~ by Jim Anderson on 29 June 2025.

One Response to “irregularities”

  1. Correct, you are, young Jumbo.

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