Comments on: How Do I Break Out of a Routine Life? https://ohmygodlife.com/how-do-i-break-out-of-a-routine-life/ Tools for Radically Joyful Living Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Melissa Phillippe https://ohmygodlife.com/how-do-i-break-out-of-a-routine-life/#comment-32771 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:22:09 +0000 https://ohmygodlife.com/?p=22195#comment-32771 In reply to Marina Anderson.

Thank you so much, Marina! Your mom sounds like a FUN person and fabulous mom! (And an Enneagram seven, like me!) Tee hee… Also, I, too, don’t find myself bored. But I do sometimes crave a little adventure to break up the routine. Which is kind of silly, given the total freedom I live in! Love all that you’re up to! And the wonderful addition to the conversation. (As always.)
Thank you for adding your voice! Hugs, m

]]> By: Marina Anderson https://ohmygodlife.com/how-do-i-break-out-of-a-routine-life/#comment-32763 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:52:50 +0000 https://ohmygodlife.com/?p=22195#comment-32763 Melissa i think your response is pretty thorough so I have nothing to add, but I thought I’d share a bit about my mother. I thank her for helping me to let go of the idea of being bored. When I was a kid and I went to her with..”I’m so booorrrrreddddd!” She would tell me there are lots of things to do if I just think about it. And if I couldn’t come up with something.. she has lots of chores I could do!! Egad. Not that bored, mom!!! She also had a knack for making mundane things fun. When she and I would go grocery shopping we’d ride the carts, race each other, play with stuff, make up stories and adventures about people we saw. And we’d end it with an ice cream treat, just her and I. We would sing and dance while we did our weekly chores. She turned everything into play. I think it created an atmosphere where I was always on the look out for joy… perhaps the beginning of one of my greatest tools… my observer. I find I never… can I say never?…get bored. Your letter made me pause and think of my adult life too… especially the zillion years of raising kids. Nope, not boring. I can remember a time or two when I wished for a little boredom… which really meant I was looking for some ease and calm, probably. I have that now… at age 70 and retired.. ease and calm, that is. A mostly quiet life, slower paced,… and I love it. Still not bored. Lots of simple moments with dear friends and precious family. Volunteering for several organizations for as much time as I desire. Reading. Watching movies and interesting series. And always observing.. seeing, hearing, listening. Open to lessons and learning in all things. Everything is a myth waiting to be deciphered. Curiosity my constant companion. Blessings to you and your readers on the journey with joy and miniscule adventures.

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