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Idiom: (Stuck) in a rut
Many of us feel we are stuck in a rut.
Each day feels just like the one before, and nothing new or exciting ever seems to happen.
The best thing to do when you are in a rut is to turn over a new leaf.
The beginning of the New Year is also a time for new beginnings.
I know it doesn’t make sense to begin new things in the depth of winter, but things are the way they are.
In the West, we consider January first a great time to begin something new.
Trying new things makes life exciting.
Even only changing our brand of ketchup or watching a different news program could help to spark change and get us out of a rut.
Don’t begin 2018 in a rut.
It’s time to turn over a new leaf and spark a change in your life.