How to Transform Your Rut into a Runway

Are you trapped in a rut?

Years ago, when folks were adventuring west, they saw this sign in Kansas.

“Choose your rut well, you’re going to be in it for the next 2000 miles.”

Ruts are a big part of life whether we choose them or not.

Bluebonnets rut to runway
Short step from rut to runway/Texas wildflowers/Steve Blaising

Since we fall quickly, it’s good to plan ahead on who will be the guide.

One of the shortest chapters in the Bible shows the way out.

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How to Transform Your Rut into a Runway

Cheat Chaos with Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life?

Solutions for chaos have millions clamoring for Jordan Peterson.

So, I read his book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.

Antidotes for Chaos
Jordan Peterson 12 Rules for Life/Kaleb Kroetsch/Shutterstock

Here’s the gist of his survival plan for your calamities.

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Three-Time Brain Tumor: No Reason to be Discouraged!

Discouraged is not a familiar word to this owner of a three-time brain tumor.

After the 2018 Winter Olympics, famed gold medalist Scott Hamilton reflected on a television talk show about adoption, cancer, and his recurring brain tumor.

Not discouraged beating cancer
Scott Hamilton shares his story on TODAY

How does he thrive with anxiety?

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Three-Time Brain Tumor: No Reason to be Discouraged!

Savvy Ways to Transform Worry into Peace

Worry loves to fight for my brain the first moment of the day.

If the externals are bright, my brain rings peace.

But, if the externals are scary, my brain goes off like a cat in a hen house!

Bobcat stirring up anxiety
Bobcat stirring anxiety in the hen house/Doovi

Jeffrey Weiss, a business reporter for the Dallas Morning News, recently died of brain cancer.

One of his last columns made me curious about his approach to freaking nerves.

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Savvy Ways to Transform Worry into Peace