Bored?

I like ritual.
I like routine.
I can do the same basic thing over and over without getting bored.
Every moment that passes means I am not the same person I was a second ago. And neither is anyone else. Or anything else, for that matter.
So when I take a walk on the same path I’ve travelled numerous times, everything is new.
The millipede was traveling perpendicular to that root a moment ago, but is now elegantly parallel to it.
The trillium’s leaf was whole yesterday but now has a hole munched through its emerald skin.
Tiny bits of redwood dust have just fallen from a decaying tree trunk as a pill bug emerged, creating a slightly different shape to the log.
The sorrel has one less bloom because I just ate its lavender lusciousness.
I don’t go by the adage: If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.
For if you look closely enough, almost everything is a tiny bit different from its seemingly clone-like counterpart, especially in nature.
The next time you feel bored, just look around. You’re no longer the same “bored” person you were when you had that thought. Perhaps you’ll notice something you’ve looked at for years and see it in a new way. And if you don’t, that’s fine. Because by now you’re already somebody else.

Photos © Sondra Sula.

Take a walk with me by reading my daily devotional book, Meditations on Mendocino by Sondra Sula. Available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle versions.

If you’d prefer a daily river walk, Reflections on the Fox River and Beyond by Sondra Sula, might just be the book for you.