arbitrary rules, 7.27.24

i have these arbitrary rules that i sometimes feel are holding me back. so i have two toothbrushes, right? one i use in the morning, then one i use at night. the one i use at night i keep in the shower. i replace my morning toothbrush every month with a new one. then with the one i replace, i put it in the shower. so in reality, i’m getting two months out of one brush. the one in the shower has been messing up, and the bristles are getting spread out. as i was brushing my teeth, i was thinking how i can’t wait to throw this brush out on the last day of the month. then i thought to myself, why can’t i throw it out now? who cares if it’s not july 31st? then i started having those existential shower thoughts and the first one was what arbitrary rules do i have in other areas of my life that are holding me back?

i think there are more than i’d like to admit and it’s time to do things intentional rather than arbitrarily.

-ratha, 7:12pm, 7.27.24