Rut Repair

Today is the day to get out of your rut.  You know, the same old routine and the same old results.  Repairing ruts is a typical spring task so today, begin your own personal rut repair with these five easy tips~

1.  Brush your teeth with the other hand.  Studies show that switching up basic movements like brushing your teeth, create new neural pathways in the brain.  Stimulating your brain can create happiness, efficiency, and spontaneous joy!

2.  Breathe deeply.  Take a moment 4 or 5 times today to breathe as though your life depends on it.  Shallow breathing may be sustainable but your body suffers from it.  Take some giant yoga breaths when you wake, before each meal, and before you sleep-  deep breathing can also thwart stress.  (Thwart is one of my favorite words!)

3.  Eliminate the words 'like' and 'um' from your vocabulary.  If you wish to compare two things, the word like is permissible; otherwise, remove them altogether.  Speaking without filler words will not only challenge your brain to exercise a broader vocabulary, but your posture will improve as well.  Give it a try today!  As you speak as your smarter, well spoken self, your confidence and posture will certainly perk up!

4.  Don't react.  Instead, take action.  If you are stuck in the "That is the way we've always done it but it really pisses me off" rut, change something.  Write a memo, conduct a proposal, constructively state your claim, or keep it to yourself.  If you are unwilling to be part of a solution, you too may be part of the problem.  (That sounds a little harsh, but I too fall into this rut more often than not.)

5.  Ask for what you need.  This may sound simple, but standing in the middle of the room passive-aggressively lamenting on how you wish you had help in the house, in the office, in the bedroom, in the garden, or with the trash isn't the same as directly approaching a usable tool and asking for what you need.  None of us are mind readers.  If you need help, ask for it.

If all else fails, eat real food, drink plenty of water, give your vitamins their vitamins and, as always, remember to wash your hands.  Repairing a rut can be very dirty work.

Anna~