Next Time You Are In A Rut

Yesterday I had one of those days. It all climaxed in one moment of utter despair. I sat there feeling myself cycling downwards, minute by minute I felt myself getting more down. I said to myself, “Stop the cycling!” That didn’t work. I said to myself, “Stay in the moment; ride the wave.” That made it worse. I felt that the more time I spent in this rut, the worse it got. Everything I could think of doing I dismissed because I felt it was useless. Finally, I said to myself, “Just get up and do anything!” I got up and washed the dishes. I ended up cleaning the whole house. I started to feel better. I learned that sometimes the only thing that works is moving. Even if moving means taking 10 steps to go outside or one step to pick up your clothes. Anything! Maybe the movement takes you outside of your head; outside of that negative aura that surrounds you. Or maybe, witnessing that one step does lead to something returns one the hope that other things will also work out.