Vacation is over.
Wow, those are not happy words!
As glad as I am to see my pups, sleep in my own bed, and see all my
friends, I’m still lingering over thoughts of vacation. After clearing through e-mails, paper mail,
and voice mails, I had my list of things to get done written out and am ready
to start crossing things off of it. I
guess it’s time to get back in the groove of things. Or, perhaps is it time to start a new
groove?
Groove: a : a fixed
routine : rut; b : a situation suited to one's
abilities or interests : niche
(according
to a quick definition from Merriam-Webster).
As I look back at that definition and
compare the provided words of rut and niche; I’m thinking niche sounds so much
nicer. If I am honest though, it is easy
to slip into a rut of a groove, a fixed routine that is tough to break out of;
even though it is a nice routine. Doing
the same thing over and over can lead to stagnation; when I think of
stagnation, I think of a pond that is all green goo covered, not what I would
like to describe my groove(a.k.a. routine) as – yuck!
So, I go on a trip and break out of my
groove for a short time. I have
experienced new things, met new people, seen new sights, and had a new
refreshing of my heart and mind. Why
should I take these new things and try to stuff them back into the same old
groove? I shouldn’t! I need to get back into a new groove, one a
little different for the experiences I bring with me.
