“Choose your rut carefully:
you’ll be in it for the next ten miles.”
~ road sign in upstate New York
Good
morning!
I couldn’t help
but laugh when I read this quote.
Isn’t it the truth?
Of course, the good news is that when we are
on target, and focused, and following the pathway toward our dreams,
even our “ruts”
become part of that journey.
The ruts also
become frustrating though, because they are
usually in direct opposition to our goals.
We want to “break out of the rut: and “get
back on track” toward what
really matters most. However,
one
important lesson that I learned from a former colleague is that often,
the
harder we try to get out of a rut, the more enmeshed in the rut we get.
Sometimes we
need to welcome the rut. It
might be telling us something. It
might be telling us that we are moving too
fast, or moving in the wrong direction, or it might reveal some other
important
lesson to us. Every
rut comes with a
reason. The wise
goal-seeker determines
what lesson the rut has to teach and then proceeds on her journey.
Your Turn: Instead of
fighting out of the rut, welcome it.
Take a break and think about what lesson this
rut might be trying to
reveal. Honor and
listen. Then you
will have the strength to walk away
from it.
Today’s Affirmation: I
learn from the rut.
And as always, don't forget
to
start your day with a heartfelt: "Something great is
going to
happen today... I can't wait to see what it is!"
And when ending
your day ask yourself: "What is one more thing I can do
to
make today matter?
