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Don't Drown In Tradition - Let It Happen Organically

Because too much time spent preparing ruins the fun.

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Don't Drown In Tradition - Let It Happen Organically

Isn't it strange how when you think back to the first time you visited what's now your regular restaurant, you had no idea it was, in fact, the first time? I've seen so many people stress about how they want to make their time count, and how they want fulfilling experiences. While these are completely validated requests, from my experience, people spend too much time trying to plan out things, or else find the meaning or purpose in trivial things, when that same time can be spent simply having fun.

Many TV shows - particularly sitcoms- have their main characters routinely hang out in the same premises. Like "Central Perk" in "Friends," for example. That used to often leave me and my friends wondering where in Chicago our "Central Perk" was. I'm sure many of us within our friend group, would advocate for their personal favorites - as we have about 5-10 places we frequently occupy.

Another example is holiday traditions. Normally, each family has their own version of celebrating holidays, and these get repeated annually. For me, particularly, it's oftentimes difficult to replicate these, now that my family is in a completely separate country than I am. So, I was left to find my own traditions with my second family - my friends.

Being a busy time, and with people occupied with their own families, this is easier said than done, but somewhere along the way, traditions did get created. Halloween is coming up, and in addition to that being my favorite holiday in my favorite month of the year, it's the only one I was able to actually create a tradition for.

For the last three years, I have been able to do a mini road trip up to the largest corn maze in the world, and even though it's a tradition I didn't even know I was starting, but it went on to annually replicate. Similarly, my friend group eventually did let it go - all that mattered is that we got to spend time with each other, usually while having food and/or drinks around us. Traditions are unknowingly formed all the time, as actions get repeated, so don't give it too much thought and just live in the moment.

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