You ever feel like you’re living the same day on repeat? Wake up. Hit snooze. Drink the same coffee from the same mug. Say “I’m fine” to the same question from someone who probably isn’t listening. Do laundry (or not). Again. Water the aloe plant you forgot existed. Again. Think deep thoughts in the shower and then forget them by the time you’re towel-dried. Again…
That, my friends, is redundancy. And it’s not just a glitch in the system, it is the system!
Let’s get something straight: redundancy gets a bad rap. We think of it as wasteful or boring. But in nature? Redundancy is a survival strategy. Plants scatter dozens of seeds just to get one sunflower. The human body has two kidneys, just in case one throws in the towel. Even your brain has redundant pathways to keep you ticking if one part gets metaphorically moody.
Life repeats itself because we need reminders.
We need to remember who we are, who we’re becoming, and what really matters. The laundry might feel like a metaphor for existential despair, but maybe it’s just a rhythmic heartbeat of a life being lived! The rerun conversations, the small routines, the rituals, we can either resent them or infuse them with meaning.
That cup of coffee? Make it a ceremony.
That conversation? Actually listen.
That laundry? Okay, that one’s still annoying, but hey, wear clean socks like a love letter to your future self!
Redundancy isn’t failure. It’s practice.
Healing is redundant. Growth is redundant. Love is very redundant. We don’t arrive at peace and stay there. We loop. We spiral. We orbit back to our lessons with just a little more wisdom, a slightly stronger spine, and maybe a better pair of shoes.
So if life feels repetitive right now, congratulations! You’re in training.
And every loop around the sun gives you another shot to show up better than before! 🥰
Yard 2 Yield! 