A ROUTINE IS NOT A SCHEDULE (no post on 9-11)

So as I describe a dot-to-dot journey on route to establishing new personal habits, I stop to remind myself that routine and schedule are not the same.  Routine breathes a natural flow of events and opportunities, predicated by choice.  Schedules dictate and presume responsibilities, limiting choice and making life predictable. Yes, patterns are nice; but I want to embrace the technique of broad gestures and voluminous brushstrokes. Celebrating independence from bells and whistles with an arduous spirit that carries me from the serene to the spectacular and home again.