This week I want to tell you about how I have felt ‘stuck in a rut’ lately and it’s been hard to ‘get out of my own way’.
Sometimes it feels like I do the same thing every day, with no real excitement or change. Whenever I feel like I’ve been eating the same breakfast, watching the same TV shows, and wearing the same three pink t-shirts, then I tell my friends I’m ‘stuck in a rut’ (feeling as if I’m bored of a constant routine, unable to get motivated to do something new).
Often this feeling happens because I can’t find the motivation I need to do things like update this blog, for example… :D. It doesn’t matter if I know that the activity I want to complete is good for me, or will help my future, I just ‘can’t get out of my own way’ (I am the problem- I am stopping myself from completing something).
Now, whenever I start to feel like this, I find the best way to fix it is to ‘set up’ (arrange, or plan to have) a video call with a friend. My friends always help to make me feel like what I do has a purpose and often they have the same feelings so we can help each other feel better about the situation. Otherwise, I might take a few days to ‘wallow in’ (stay deep in this feeling for a while*****) self-pity and then try to make some changes to my daily routine.
What about you? What do you do when you feel like you’re ‘stuck in a rut’? Tell me in the comments!
*****wallow is a cool verb. In this context, it means to feel your feelings and not try to push them away for a while, but usually, it means lying, rolling around, or generally covering yourself (often in mud, like a pig!) in something. It can also mean having a long, hot soak in a bathtub!
English Class with Heather 