IMPORTANCE OF VARIETY

When I was a kid I loved chewing gum. My favorite was Bazooka bubble gum because the flavor lasted for a good while. Even with Bazooka it wasn't long before I had finished a whole pack, mainly because I would spit out my gum after about 5 minutes, when it had lost its flavor, and open up a new one. It's those first few bites that were so good. The flavor would burst in my mouth and the taste was grand. But then I learned that apparently the flavor doesn't run out! What actually happens is that the taste buds on your tongue get used to the flavor and it appears like the flavor has gone. A condition known as habituation. In reality you're just used to it. If you want to test this for yourself, chew some gum for about 5 minutes or until the flavor seems to have run out. Take the gum out of your mouth and "taste a pinch of salt." This wakes up the taste buds because its a different flavor / taste. Put the gum back in your mouth and you will be surprised at the flavor! So I didn't need to chew so much gum in such a short amount of time. This gum experience is like people's emotions. It's not that people are bored of their jobs or that their relationships are less exciting. It's that they have gotten use to the emotions they experience on a daily basis. They don't have enough emotional variety. They've gotten so used to experiences, the same emotions every day that they blame their life, their job or their relationships. They think that a new job or a new partner will give them that " burst of flavor"! But in reality, all they need is some SALT. Something  to wake up their emotional taste buds. Experience a greater variety of emotions in their daily life. Are you considering a major change in your life? Is a big change really necessary, or do you need to simply "taste a pinch of salt?"