Beneath My Feet

“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” – Maya Angelou. If you read my last post you might be thinking that title "Same Same But Different" seems familiar. I used the saying in reference to changing up routines. And, don't we know that many will be back to routine soon, as I've heard that we don't like to be reminded of the other word --  school . Remember the annoying "Back to Skool" flyers that used to arrive in July? Anyway, interestingly, I ran across my idea notes for a rhyming children's storybook that I drafted about a year ago. Coincidentally, I had titled it ... you guessed it... Same Same But Different . (See excerpt below.) The message was inspired because of all the divisive attitudes in the world to which young children are being exposed. I look forward to  illustrating it one day, but my project ideas often get ahead of me. For now,  you can imagine what my illustrations might be!  Same Same But Different   Some like do...

How do we get stuck in a rut? Metaphorically, I mean. Spinning our wheels so that the path becomes worn and we sink deeper. If we become wedged in a crevice we are unable to find enough momentum to get out. Creating that ideal daily routine might be the very thing that entrenches us in a rut. Don't get me wrong, routines are great and necessary -- providing comfort, stability and hopefully healthy habits. (You likely won't catch me being a member of the 6:00 am wake-up club.) But, over time, when overly rigid, a steady routine can become an unrelenting Groundhog Day... feeling tired, bored, uncreative, unproductive with a rhythm that settles into ... rinse, repeat. What day is it anyway? Ironically, we may need to find ourselves in a rut in order to notice that things are not as we want them to be -- our work, our relationship, our living situation, our approach to living. The rut can prompt us to introduce variety and spontaneity back into our days. Recognize that peaks and ...