It's called experience and aging, I guess. As we age... the more we age... the more we have authentically done it before, whatever "*it" might be. And so the chances that it feels like we're on repeat, even when we thought we were going in a new direction, gets bigger and bigger. Is that a bad thing?
Probably not. The challenge is to find ways to see what we already know through fresh eyes. Like a movie you see for a second time... and realize that you missed a whole bunch of stuff on the first viewing.
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I dont think its a bad thing, it´s just probably how life is after alll, perhaps all we need to do is start adapting and getting used to how it works.
I liked that movie analogy, never thought it that way but you are right! :D