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| Gloria Keeping Healthy |
How Often have you heard this: "So you think you are in a rut"? What does being in a rut mean? Some things are daily routines to maintain ourselves and our safe haven-home. Does doing routines mean ruts?
Tennessee had just gone through 11 straight days of record breaking heat indexes. Staying indoors was a safety precaution especially for babies and seniors. On the fifth day with 109 degrees outside I began to feel caged in. At that point I throughly began to understand the expression "doing the same old, same old." That was the answer I gave my daughter when she called and asked what I was doing.
Yes I had been in a rut for five days. My days became boring, uninteresting and down right boring. This was not me! You can get in a rut in your personal life, in your business , in a club or in schooly doing things over and over in the comfort zone. Keep things simple-don't take risks.This attitude allows you to be around like minded people with no risks and not much effort. And, there is little room for making mistakes.
Some people are happy with the same old, same old. But for me I felt like my life was passing me by. If you feel like you are in a rut and are not happy with your situation look it over and make your changes. We are not talking marathon here.We are talking about simple changes. I changed my walk time to the coolest part of the day. Every other day I walk the indoor track at our clubhouse. This helps me keep cooler, meet people and keep healthy.Then I planned lunch and an afternoon movie with a neighbor, Fun, cool an interesting. My coffee and quiet time remains the same because it is the one thing that sets my tone for the day. In the evening I don't stay glued to TV. Once in a while, I put a jigsaw puzzle together or read books by my favorite authors-Nicholas Sparks. So with a few tweaking of my day plans life is back.
My take from this new experience is:
Acknowledge you are in a rut.
Create an action plan
Set simple realistic goals
Include both chores and activities for fun
Take your time making changes. You didn't get in a rut overnight so don't expect getting out of the rut overnight.
Keep things simple and enjoy variety
