At this point in my life, I have two key habits which bookend each day: after waking in the morning I study Scripture and before going to sleep at night I write something for this blog.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Both are well beyond the threshold of the number of repetitions needed to establish “automaticity” – I no longer have to consciously “remember” to do either. Both feel like a natural part of the rhythm of each day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
In fact, if I skip either one, I feel “off”. Like the day is incomplete.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Like something important has gone missing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
It only takes a few days of vacation to realize how habits are built upon daily routines. Stacked one upon another. If the routines are disturbed, various habits crash, at least temporarily.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Even basic habits.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
For example – I forgot to shave this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
More importantly,\u00a0my Bible study got squeezed out of place because\u00a0I slept until 8:00 (after being up until almost 2:00 am last night). Then “vacation things” made demands on my morning.<\/p>\n\n\n
It didn’t feel quite right the rest of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n
And I doubt it will happen two days in a row.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
This is the first time in my life that I can make such a claim about daily Scripture study … with sincerity. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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