"Sameness
breeds sleepiness."
The Principle of
Contrast says, "Contrast is the elixir that makes life magical."
Sameness closes down
our awareness because we predict that what we're
going to see is the
same as we've already seen and thus doesn't warrant
paying much attention
to. So we go to sleep, operating on automatic pilot.
Self-actualizers are
endlessly fascinated by whatever life presents them.
And we can be too. They
teach us that it is mostly a matter of contrast.
Newness, surprise and
delight are the elixir elements that bring out magic
in work, life or a
relationship. Too much of anything, no matter how good,
leads to boredom and
taking the things and people around us for granted.
Going on adventures,
brightens and heightens our sense of excitement and
anticipation. It gives us
things to look forward to, like a child feels before a
birthday or a holiday,
wondering what will be coming.
If you want to find or have
an adventure, go for what's new and different
from what you'vebeen used to.
It's contrast that draws your attention and
thus helps increase your
attentiveness to what is happening around you.
And that will make you more
responsive to the signals that come your way.
This principle of Contrast is why
vacations to new places are so fascinating.
They take us from our accustomed
patterns and grooves and open our eyes.
They make us more receptive and
responsive to the everything around us.
It's easier to find magic because
we are open to it on the path less traveled,
the one we've never been on before.
Contrast is one of the keys to magic.
Take a different way home today.