I am not promoting Costa, in fact I seldom have coffee now which is a great loss. I really enjoyed a seat with a cuppa and with or with out company and the time to think about things. In Perth there are three Costas High street, Inveralmond estate near Marks and Spencers and the one closet to me At Broxden Round about. A drive in!
There are certain aspects to life that we do regularly, habits, behaviours.
These times can be helpful and provide a sense of safety. other times we need to push through and do something new because we have become trapped in the routine. Smoking, drinking , coffee or whatever can take a grip of oneself.
Kierkegaard talks about rotation (a bit like crop rotation) and the reoccurring behaviour. Things can repeat themselves. I heard folks talk about things coming round in threes a sign of the pagan past. But the mind can look for these three things. A bit like when you are on the road looking for a land rover defender and once you start looking for them there would seems to be lots. This might purely be because of your focus. I have heard too the line about looking for the best in people.
Any way Hebrews 12:1 New International Version (NIV) says Therefore,
since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us
throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.
And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,...
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