Oh, somedays… you wake up and you realize… “There’s more to life than just Sock Monkeys.”

I am sure everyone has this realization from time to time.

That is when you have to broaden your horizons… widen your perspective….  sing a different tune.

There is a lot to be said for keeping it fresh.  You know.  Moving outside the circle of sock monkeys that you know and love.

But that is one of my biggest stumbling blocks, I think.  The thing about me… I love routine.  I like to know how things are going to go…..  even though I know… we never really know.  Yet, I find comfort in having things be status quo… even steven…   and sitting on the middle of the fence.

Don’t get me wrong.  I love to learn knew things… and even to try new things.  But ultimately, my heart goes back to putting it all in a nice, neat, little line.

Like.  I can eat leftovers.  Again, and again, and again.  I am happy when there aren’t any surprises behind door number two.  I like to have a set of rules, and stick by them.  I guess I am milk toast.  Tapioca pudding.  Plain cheese pizza.

But back to the whole deal of it.  I think it is probably good to switch things up a bit.  Drive home a different way from work.  Try to flip the pancakes in reverse order.  Tie your shoes in a new loop.  Anything.

Whatever it takes… to march to the beat of a different drummer.  A little monkey drummer…. playing the cymbals.  Yeah baby.  That’s it.

Play monkey play.