Walk And Ye Shall Find
Creativity hates routine, because routine dulls your senses and prevents you from noticing anything new. Yet, paradoxically, it is often this very mundanity, this repetition, that ignites the creative fire within. When your muscles learn what they must do at a specific hour each day, they remember. The act becomes instinctive. Even if you are not fully aware or present, your body knows what to do, just as you never forget to brush your teeth in the morning, no matter how drowsy you are. This very mundanity, some argue, is dangerous for creativity.
But the opposite can also be true. When your mind no longer needs to focus on mundane tasks, it gains the freedom to wander. Think of walking through a park you have crossed hundreds of times. Your body already knows every turn, every uneven step, every stone in your path. And so, while your body moves automatically, your mind drifts into distant worlds. Great writers have cherished this kind of mundanity. Philosophers have built entire theories while walking.
Walking is the purest form of a mundane activity. You move without thinking about moving. Your body knows the pattern. Predictable, measured, and reliable. Freed from conscious effort, your mind can plunge into complex questions. That is why you should seek out more such activities. Skip the noise-cancelling earphones and simply let your mind wander wherever it wishes.
Will it return to your past? Will it replay the insults you once endured? Will it think of a lover you cannot name? Or will it turn toward God?
Walk, and you will find out.