Frogs, paradise, and taking the long way home
Did you ever wonder how frogs can catch fast-moving flies so easily? It has to do with their remarkable eyes. Once a frog settles onto his lily pad, his eyes simply get used to the scene and stop transmitting any information to his brain. Only when something changes -- like the movement of a fly -- does the frog's brain "wake up" and see what's happening.
In some ways, people are like this, too. We grow accustomed, very quickly, to what's around us every day. Unless we consciously interject and break this "filtering", we'll simply block out our everyday surroundings, no matter how wonderful. You can find unhappy, bored people living in the most beautiful places in Hawaii. They forget how amazing their environment is until a friend comes to visit and remarks on it. Only then do they "wake up" and say, "Oh yeah! I live in paradise!".
The nice thing is that you don't have to wait for a friend to come along to bump you out of your rut. You can do it yourself, simply by altering your routines slightly. Tonight, for example, try taking a slightly different route home from work. If you drive, take a road you haven't been down before and see where it goes. If you take the bus or subway, take a different line than normal -- or if that's not possible, sit in a different spot than usual and notice the different faces, signs, and advertisements around you. If you walk, take a different route and notice all of the different buildings.
It's a simple exercise, but if you embrace it, you'll likely be surprised by the results. Just going down a single different block can wake you up and rejuvenate you a bit, like a micro-vacation for your mind. Best of all, it's a treat you can give yourself every day.
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