An Apple a Day

You know the saying. It’s common knowledge that one single apple ingested daily will keep you in good health and therefore, all doctors will keep their distance. Unassailable logic. It’s totally foolproof, and likely the most affordable healthcare plan in the United States. I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure this advice was meant literally and should be taken that way.

But let’s an assume for a second that it’s a metaphor. Let’s assume it means that implementing routine will make for a better life. I think of it that way. I employ that philosophy in many aspects of my life. I wake up at the same time, walk and feed the dog at the same time, work at the same time, I update this blog daily… my life is choc full of routine. But I still think my life could be better.

Maybe the routines have to be adjusted. Maybe I need to replace some habits with new habits that will be more useful to me. I could probably read more and play less video games. I mean, I could also play more video games and start streaming and try to make money playing video games online. It’s hard to know which routines are helping and which are hurting when it seems like there are infinite possibile ways of making a living these days.

Or maybe the routine is only useful in some aspects. Perhaps I should be more free flowing. When you consider that my work is largely creative, maybe it would do me well to leave spaces of time open for whatever inspiration comes. Perhaps that openness will lead to more pure creation, and maybe the thing is waiting for me there. That could be true too, I think.

I don’t know right now. That seems to be where I land most days. I just don’t know. I’ve been talking about me a lot lately. That’s one habit I’d like to change. I don’t know.

I do like apples, though.

-J.P.