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Feb 24, 2007 10:26 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
So I have been sitting here at work thinking to myself today. About, how life can throw you in a rut, and you work hard to get out of it. I am doing well I'm just wondering how everyone else, gets out of their ruts?

Is it short-term goals?

Family help?

Long-term goals?


A lot of hard work?


Just trying to get some feedback
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Feb 24, 2007 10:29 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
Nah, i never brag, lol. Gotta keep that stuff quiet or the ladies will never give it up.laugh
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Feb 24, 2007 10:32 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
bamabeecee
bamabeeceebamabeeceeBanks of the Warrior River, USA50 Threads 1,641 Posts
Smart man, you surprise, didn't know there were too many of those.laugh
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Feb 24, 2007 10:36 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
Assets52
Assets52Assets52Littleton, New Hampshire USA125 Threads 2,174 Posts
Mind over matter

Count your blessings

and neither of them works, I do a little therapeutic shopping yay
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Feb 24, 2007 10:36 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
Awesome answer, I agree to do it anyway, i like that lee.
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Feb 24, 2007 10:42 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
longingformyluv
longingformyluvlongingformyluvPittsburgh, USA39 Threads 3,355 Posts
Ruts can be very hard to pull oneself out of...but then there is a day or moment that will finally make you pull yourself up by the bootstrap, and do what you need to do...you're a survivor and will continue to be....kiss hug
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Feb 24, 2007 10:54 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
TabooN
TabooNTabooNClaremont, USA47 Threads 12,843 Posts
rolling on the floor laughing

Heya stew...

I get in ruts, too...depth depends on the whys...

Sometimes I just don't struggle with it...and, let what be will.

Other times, I have to get up, get a change of scenery... Can be something simple...

Usually take a week or two to change a habit of some kind...
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Feb 24, 2007 11:14 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
hug kiss
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Feb 24, 2007 11:19 AM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
longingformyluv
longingformyluvlongingformyluvPittsburgh, USA39 Threads 3,355 Posts
peas in a podgrin
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Feb 24, 2007 1:46 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
hiya nene, i agree with you a change of scenery just may be what i need.
handshake
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Feb 24, 2007 1:48 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
MissBehaving
MissBehavingMissBehavingNirvana, British Columbia Canada3 Threads 330 Posts
Change of scenery?

Change of circumstance?

Change your mind!













Works for me ...
Hey cutie wave
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Feb 24, 2007 1:53 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
hey pretty lady, thanks for the input.kiss
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Feb 24, 2007 1:53 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
beachfarmer
beachfarmerbeachfarmerLa Jolla, USA18 Threads 3,784 Posts
Listen to her Stew.
She's one smart PickleHead!professor
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Feb 24, 2007 1:58 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
transientmind
transientmindtransientmindTulsa, USA16 Threads 1,252 Posts
Probably depends on the rut. Determination helps, followed by biting the bullet, most of my ruts are created by fear.
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Feb 24, 2007 2:04 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
thanks guyscheers
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Feb 24, 2007 2:04 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
twilightstwin
twilightstwintwilightstwinDetroit Lakes, USA95 Threads 3,537 Posts
Your "rut" is nothing more than a mind-set.

You are in your rut.
You imagine your rut is made of thick sticky mud.
The walls are high. You imagine climbing these walls as a difficult task. The more you climb to get out...the more the walls crumble. Everytime you dig harder to get out, the more planted you become.

Often we create mind-sets that are hard to break. We form patterns and images in our mind. This imagery we create can be both good & evil.

Try creating a new image. Easier said than done. Imagine yourself on solid ground, perhaps made of stone. Think of your problems more of a mountain. A solid mass. Imagine you must climb this mountain, the top is far but your feet are steady. You will not sink, you will not falter. The mission will be hard, but not impossible.

Sometimes you can change your perspective with out actually changing your physical scenery.

Just my thoughts!

Katiehug
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Feb 24, 2007 2:06 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
mbcasey
mbcaseymbcaseyNorth Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA68 Threads 7 Polls 16,449 Posts
To put a little spin on the topic, sometimes being in a rut is a good thing. Too much changing can be worse than where you started from. Depends if the rut is rotten. If not, leave it be.handshake
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Feb 24, 2007 2:08 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
Thanks to you both, katie your insight is something i havent really thought about. It's not really about MY rut, as just to see about EVERYONE's ruts?? grin
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Feb 24, 2007 2:13 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
twilightstwin
twilightstwintwilightstwinDetroit Lakes, USA95 Threads 3,537 Posts
hug Thanks!

Either that if I am stuck in a rut...I shift into 4-wheel drive & go muddin'grin
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Mar 3, 2007 12:25 PM CST Still Got a Smile on My Face
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
Maybe i should have wrote time, time is one of the biggest keys to getting out of a rut, so Time is my new answer.professor
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