Stuck in a Rut -- YogiSpouse Guest Post

In midwinter in Minneapolis, driving is a challenge.  By January we are all reduced to carefully following in the tire-tracks of the SUVs that went before us, creeping along the snowy roads in channels carved out of ice.

We are all, quite literally, stuck in a rut.

And the more we stick to the path-most-followed, the worse the ruts become.  At this rate, they'll hang around till April.  But although my little car won't be doing any off-roading this winter, won't be the brave vehicle to venture off the beaten path to carve new tracks in the snow, I like to think my spirit is stronger than my Geo.

How can I, in 2011, look beyond conventional approaches to employment, housing, child-rearing, and so on, in order to live the most vibrant life possible?  When is copying the good decisions of others a bad decision for me, my life, my family?  It's time to get unstuck, and think outside the rut.