I've been having some really bad luck lately, and it's really starting to get to me. I've been in two car wrecks the past few months (neither my fault), my dog nearly died after what was supposed to be a minor surgery, and my wife and I just went through a cycle of very expensive fertility treatments, but were unsuccesful this time around. I guess I just need some advice on how to get out of this rut. I feel the world is against me, and just expect something bad to happen everyday. I actually got a ticket today while driving home, so that is just something else to add to the list. Any ideas on activities we could try or anything to get things going my way would be appreciated. I know I'm not the only one out there that's ever gone through a bad stretch, so hopefully one of you guys have been through something similar and have some advice. Thanks..
You're not in a rut. Well, at least telling yourself that is the best approach you can take in the situation. I do believe that luck is real, but I also believe that you make your own. However, I will do this for you: Abbadah mullajer rabdomyolisis imjadruno. Upon reading that and falling asleep, you will awake the next morning and your luck will be reset. A fresh slate for you to do with as you may. Make the best of it.
yep. harris, go to a karaoke bar, get drunk before you do an upbeat song, do a kartwheel during the performance, and let the people applaud you. worked for me once.
Make a plan of a few simple things that you can do. Follow that plan, build some momentum then Godspeed back to the right track. Good luck dude!
You may not really be in a rut so much as your disappointing circumstances of late, and general malaise has probably got you a little depressed. In response, you want to do something new and different, which I think is a great idea. I find myself in the same situation every once in a while. Start small -- go try some food you've never had before. Go buy a CD or two of an artist and genre you don't know anything about. Take a spontaneous trip somewhere. Nothing big, just maybe a weekend getaway to San Antonio . . . just drop everything and go. Just come up with something unique, different, and unexpected (for both you and your wife), and do it. "It’s a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself." -- Lester Burnham, American Beauty. If you're a religious man, be certain to pray. God is the key to everything. BTW, sorry to hear about you and your wife's fertility troubles. I'm sure things will work out for you. Good Luck.
You know I can completely understand what you are going through right now. Believe it or not I have been in a rut the past few months and luckily I feel like I am just starting to come out of it. I don't want to give you cliched or cheesy advice but I was once told to think back a few months to a point in my life where I was really content and satisfied, so I did. The person, who is my dad by the way, said "Aaron, you are still that same person, the only thing that has changed is your mindset." Now I know that it sounds really simple but when I thought about it he was right and you just kind of have to put more emphasis on the things that make you happy and when you feel a bit irritated take a step back to relax. Now I know that I can not feel exactly what you are going through, considering I am twenty-three and not in a serious relationship, but I bet that when the time is right, you and your wife will have a baby on the way. Sorry this is so long but I am glad that I am not the only one in a rut, not that I wish anything bad on anyone else but it's good to hear I am not alone. Anyways good luck and keep your head Up!!
