After the holidays, as people put away their Christmas decorations, I heard several friends and family remark, “It’s so nice to get back to our regular routine. You know, to get back to normal.”
While I do understand the regular routine of getting back to school and activities after a long Christmas break, what is normal? For some it might be an activity every night of the week and three on the weekends. For others it might be, nothing in the evenings during the week, but gone from home for trips every weekend. For still others it may mean, working nights and taking care of your kids during the day.
Why do we all want “normal” so much? Why do we want to be just like everyone else, but better at it? Why can we define what is normal for us and be happy with that with out comparing it to everyone else?
In our house, it is normal to attend karate classes two or three times a week. We attend church to praise God on Sundays. My boys go to youth group on Thursdays. They hang out with their friends, and do schoolwork. We play cards or board games sometimes in the evenings and can often be found reading books. In the summer, we enjoy riding bikes, boating, and I love geocaching. That is our normal and we are happy with it.
What would it take for you to be happy and content with your definition of normal?
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