stuck-in-a-rut

in these shitty plastic days ...

When we are stuck in a rut we are being invited to grow and expand.

Staying locked into an image of how things are supposed to be can blind us to the grace of what is.

Nothing that is good can become stuck _ and if it is stuck, it can__ be any good!

I believe having a vision in mind, a goal let's say, is a good thing. Unfortunately, so many of us are blinded by the greatness of our vision that paralysis and inaction sets in. What I try to do is focus on the individual steps, the moments if you will, and let them lead one to the next. The vision that eventually appears may not be exactly what you had in mind, but it will be the right one for you, because you did the work and you took the necessary action.

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one willl only in time come to hate. In this there is also a residue of belief that during the move the master will chance to come along the corridor, look at the prisoner and say: "This man is not to be locked up again, He is to come with me.

But there was a difference between being stuck and choosing to stay. Between being found and finding yourself.

...and you drink a little too much and try a little too hard. And you go home to a cold bed and think, 'That was fine'. And your life is a long line of fine.

Lack of ownership over your anger can incorrectly absolve you of all responsibility and so keep you stuck in the anger.