Predictability/Spontaneity

The thought crossed my mind today how comforting predictability is. It instills security, a certainty that you can rely upon. While we might think it preferable to be spontaneous,appearing adventurous, most of life is about predictability. We have our routines that define us. We're comfortable with them and within them. They're like the armature of a statue upon which the outer layers can be fashioned and refashioned into endless possibilities. Our spontaneity lies within what we do with the outer layers, taking a chance on shifting ideas, a new edge to the work sparking a different direction from original intent.

Given the opportunity and encouragement from the right sources, the embers of spontaneity which lie within us can be rekindled to become a brief but intense spark of originality or a burning flame of change, both of which will be supported by that armature of routine and predictability.