Dial 7 to Get an Outside Line- Routine to Get Recompense (32)

Relentless routines create a sense of comfortability- yes. They generate compliance- yes. If they are strict enough, they lead us to 'reasonability' rather than recompense. They might seem practical, purposeful even predictable- thus structured and organized, but if they are relentless, they lose their mission. If routines are steadfast, yet flexible, they create a cantilever effect. Secure on one edge- strong enough to hold the other sides in place. So tight in fact, they can actually have some room to hang over the precipice a bit.

This overhang produces awe inspiring ideas. Ideas are easy. Execution is hard. It is an idea world we live in after all. The next big thing is always right around the corner. Trends rise and fall like ancient empires- yet persistent, strong-willed, tenacious designs are everywhere. They are ascending the walls of the fortresses, built to keep power, within the hands of the few. They are clambering at the archway ready to break down the gates of hardship. They outweigh procrastination, overcome drag, overpower the inertia of meekness ten fold. If they didn't, we would be stuck back in the time of Neanderthals. We progress because we dream, we imagine, we build.

There are limitations- placed on us by ourselves as much as an outside force. Dial 7 to get an outside line. We can breach the barrier yet we are required to connect to the ether first. The swirl of imagination and creativity. But, once we do- the sky is not the limit- above sky is space and that, well...is literally endless as far as we know. Routine gets us to atmosphere and troposphere. Conventional might present the ship, but brain power, science and ingenuity builds it. Unremarkable does not outweigh inventiveness, astuteness and plain ol' gumption.

We need a little routine to get to the wisdom. A writer, writes. Athletes play, practice, exercise and compete. We set goals, push ourselves to continue to grow. Once we leave that routine we can easily fall short. So custom leads to cunning. A treadmill may be stationary- but it bears results. It is what compels resourcefulness. Thus we choose to dial 7 and get an outside line. It is the bridge between deduction and dexterity. If we follow the rules, we will be able to see how we can modify and adapt to them, to use them for our benefit.

Routine to recompense. Structure, scaffolding and the boards that build the platform, the cantilever, we perch ourselves on, is only secure because we understand the importance of the physics. We believe in the mathematics and engineering, that allow us to frame our habits. We understand the importance of construction and stability, so we can shape our tendency to eyeball and quickly survey, rather than scrutinize at first glance. When we step out onto our stanchion, our personal crosspiece- we have to know we will be guarded while we are there.

Relentless routine diminishes possibility because it narrows the playing field. But purposeful standards help bolster our position so we can pay attention to what's important- the view.