I’m a man of habit. I do the same things every day, I eat the same things every week, I wear the same three colors all the time. I also have bad habits, like everyone does, and my bad habits are just as entrenched into my lifestyle as the good ones. I definitely get caught up in my habits. I tend to get very grumpy if things don’t go my way.

The thing, though, about being comfortable in your habits, is that nothing really new happens. If you don’t do things differently or try new things, your life is going to pass you by, because the new experiences are what make life worth living. They are what create new and cherished memories.

This is a lesson that I need to force myself to learn or at least learn again. It’s okay to be uncomfortable with new situations and experiences, it isn’t okay to avoid them completely. I need to do new things and go new places. I’m a bit of a hermit, and that isn’t good for my physical or mental health.

I’ve talked before about needing to get out more, but I didn’t really follow through. Momentum is a hard thing to create, and it takes will power. There’s a bit part of me that says “I’m comfortable here, I have all my stuff, why do I need to go out where there are people? I hate people.” But I have to kill that voice and instead look foreward to going out and doing things. If I can do that, I’ll be a lot happier with the way things are going in my life.