This week, I decided to go out of my way with purpose to disrupt my “usual” schedule and seek out inspiration. On Saturday, I went to go see “Little Women” which was playing at the campus theater. I walked there and tried to be especially mindful of my surroundings during the walk, and I really enjoyed the movie. It isn’t one of the types of movies I would normally or as commonly watch, but I really enjoyed watching something that is a little different than something I would ordinarily pick out on Netflix. Then, we had some beautiful weather on Sunday, so I decided to go for a walk around campus and downtown. Once downtown, I decided to sit in the bookstore and do some work, then I went to order coffee. Instead of ordering my usual iced mocha, I decided to order something I’ve never tried, and tried a custom cold brew recipe with one pump of vanilla and one of mocha. It was not what I was used to at first since it was less creamy and less sweet, but then I actually decided that I like it far better! I don’t think I’ll be ordering a normal iced mocha again now that I’ve (finally) tried something different. After I walked back to my room on Sunday, I then decided to do my work standing up (I put my laptop at the edge of my bed like a standing desk sort of set up), and opened up my windows to continue enjoying the weather.
On Sunday and throughout the next days, I was in an extra good mood and reflected on my weekend and what I did differently. I also continued to work through my “happiness: journal from last week’s inspiration post. I noticed that I was being more observant of my surroundings, more appreciative, and overall inclined to continue trying new things and not following the same pattern of motions from day to day. This relates to inspiration because by seeking out new experiences, I was able to discover how I felt about them and was inspired to continue trying new things and enjoying some of those new things I tried. My mind feels like it’s opening up to new possibilities for the future, and I also feel aware of this ability to adapt to change and enjoy these “disruptions” to such a routine schedule by adding novelty to them, and even just tweaking small things like putting my phone away during walks between classes to appreciate my surroundings.
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