Patterns

Seems to me that all things in life follow a pattern. You can look to history to find those patterns and things that happen today have happened before, if not to you, to someone else or someone you know.

Wouldn't it be good to learn from those patterns, but somehow, I find repetition is a frequent affliction of mine. Am I too trusting, gullible or just plain stupid!? It worries me that it is that later. I have a good friend who tells me I should be more like him than me (he'll know who I mean if he reads this!) and I'm beginning to think he's right.

I wonder if I'm too old a dog to learn that trick?

Having said that, some repeat patterns are good things and a sign of strength, are they not?