RUTSVILLE

Ever been in the hills and gotten stuck in a rut? Not fun and not so cool. Ruts can get deep and can hold you fast. Without a winch and something to tie onto or chains or another vehicle to pull you out, you might be there awhile. Ruts are inevitible, but they don't have to dictate or direct how we live our lives.

We're talking about how, as we get older, we tend to develop ruts in our lives. Now, for sake of discussion, let's define rut.

For our purposes a rut will be any habit or thing we do that really doesn't add anything to our life or the lives of others. "Why do we drive this way every time?" "Why do you order the same thing every time?" "Why do you..........?" "Why do I...." Usually the answer, if we were to be honest, would be that we are in a rut.

One sure fire way to get yourself out of a rut and to experience a new twist in thinking and doing, is to learn something brand new!

Right now I'm learning a new software program. The last time I had to learn a new program was 13 years ago...a very intense music program that I have used exclusively. Learning that was a brain bender, but wow, what a great tool for composing and creating charts, etc.

This new program is not that intense at all, but nonetheless, new vernacular, new protocols, new stuff that I never knew and now I am expanding my thinker and it is fun! It has bumped me out of the rut of sameness.

Are you learning anything new that will enhance your life and the lives of others around you? It doesn't have to be a new software program or new course at the university, but it might be something like, picking up the trade of talking to your neighbors or talking with your kids or playing games with the family and learning how to build them up through giving them your time.

Whatever it is, you have a ton of stuff in you that is GREAT that has yet to be experienced. My guess, is that it's because we stay in the rut and never get out of it. Venture out of the ruts of life and learn something new! You can do it!!!!

MTC!
Mark