“Ground Hog Day” and “The Truman Show” are two movies that come to mind today as I think of how easy it is to go through life doing the same thing over again each day with very little variation. Hamsters can run several miles a night in the wild, and when put in a cage with an exercise wheel they may run for several hours without stopping. Although we may need a treadmill to stay in shape, and we may need to have rituals that we do every day, when the alarm clock goes off each morning, we can have new experiences each day.
Just imagine, there are new doorways and pathways available for us each day. It does not matter how old, young, rich, or poor you are, and it doesn’t matter where you live in the world. Even if you are nervous about doing or trying something new, you can begin to peak through different doorways and see possibilities that you had not seen before. If you do something different each day, and begin veering off your usual path, you may discover a whole new world.
To enter new doorways and pathway will require more than just wishing, hoping, and praying, it will require a change in direction. Do not be afraid, however, even small changes and baby steps over time can move you from east to west, north to south, or to any point on the compass. Just as it takes discipline to break old habits, it takes discipline to establish new ones. Each of us has to determine which doorway or pathway we will enter each day, and even if you decide to go with the doorway you are familiar with, you can still discover the unfamiliar in familiar territory when you become disciplined for success.