Regularity is hugely important in our lives; it's the basis of
day-to-day functionality. [Insert bowel-movement joke here.] We do all sorts of
things every day with regularity, but are those things regular occurrences? Or
are they little rituals we have? That sounds cultish, so maybe they're routines
of ours... These little habits, do we do them religiously?
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© Spencer Higgs, 2012
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One of my little habits, one of these little things I did day-to-day, was drink. Yes, alcohol; yes, copiously. However, as of today, I'm a day or two out
of what was a month-long temperance movement. A little 'time out' from alcohol
after what have proven to be a rather indulgent few months, especially that
month of and preceding the holidays. So a month off to cleanse and be in
control – to break habit and prove I wasn't
alcoholic – sounded good. Right, I'm a drinker, but what kind? I'm
certainly not dependant (in fact, now free of abstinence practice, I still don't
feel any urge to drink), but did I drink copious amounts of alcohol
religiously, routinely, ritualistically, or regularly? In a fit of inability to
describe myself, I decided to learn the difference in these very similar words,
and then share my findings.
Lucky you.
