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Actions or tasks  regularly followed or repeated everyday. Often it 

becomes mechanical and becomes molded into our lives.

ROUTINE?

1    a     a regular course of procedure

 

      b     habitual or mechanical performance of an established 

             procedure 

             *the routine of factory work

Can everyday tasks or habits contribute to a more organized and meaningful life?

Life becomes meaningful when it feels important in terms of:

              Significance

              Purpose

              Coherence

“The notion that meaning can be found in mundane habits and patterns is a bit surprising.”

(University of Missouri psychologist Samantha Heintzelman)

On the other side, routine and repetition can become ordinary and monotone.

“As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.” (Henry Van Dyke)

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