Subject Change
I’m enjoying a book I found at the library book sale, Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher. Here are a few excerpts from the chapter, Building a Good Day.
Repetition gives us security while variation provides zest. We want a balance between regular habits that are deeply satisfying and spontaneity with its freshness and excitement. We want a good strong comfort zone and we want to be able to push ourselves outside it on a regular basis.
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Contrasts heighten our sensory awareness.
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“Subject Change” is a good phrase for thinking about contrasts. A day feels fresher if every now and then we can say, “Subject change,” and switch to doing something different. A vacation is a subject change and so is coming home. Working hard on a project, then stopping for a phone call, nap, or cup of coffee is a subject change.
As we move from one activity to another, we can find ways to focus on the transition, to create the conditions for being present and positive about whatever happens next.
By this way of thinking, my taking these early morning pictures serves as a regular habit that I find deeply satisfying.
And the QiGong class I took at the library was my switch to doing something new.