Someone once said to me that the true marker of how old you are is the amount of time that has passed since you last did something you've never done before.
I think of this often. I'm not an adventurous person by nature, yet I take real pleasure in doing things I've never done before (big or small).
And in doing things differently than I'm used to. Creating new routines, or temporarily changing routines.
This year, so far, I've done a few of these things.
Changed jobs. Taken up zumba. Had a hot stone massage. Thrown a big party ( I'm an introvert ). Bought a watch. Stopped going to church. Changed my attitude to a language I previously hated - now studying it with fervour. Taken a more tactile and mindful approach towards life.
And every time you change something, you force your brain to create new pathways, becoming more flexible. Or so they say. Making way for the changes you long for, the ones you never thought possible.
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