Patterns

When I think of patterns, I think of clothing. I think of plaid, or polka-dots; zig-zags or stripes. Textiles and fabrics. But what I’ve recently discovered is that patterns go far beyond the second dimension. 

What I mean to say is that we all have patterns.

And a lot of our patterns, in my experience, are actually really important parts of who we are.

For instance: how you have to buy a pack of whoppers every time you enter the movie theater. 

Or how you never leave the house without kissing your dog on the head. 

Or how you listen to “Champagne Problems” by Taylor Swift every time it rains. 

Or how you always bake a cherry pie on the first day of summer. 

Or how you wear the same pair of pearl earrings every Tuesday. 

Or how you call your mom every other day, or how she answers with the same excitement in her voice each time. 

Or how you plant flowers every spring, order caramel cappuccinos every fall, and buy a new scarf every winter.

Or how you always look at the maple tree when you pass it on the road.

I encourage you to discover some of your patterns. Not only is it a fun little task that helps you learn something about yourself… it also just might help you appreciate you a little more.