How To Get Out Of A Rut (According To Your Zodiac Sign)

Everything that is meant for you is still waiting for you. Even if you have failed in the past, even if you feel so stuck you cannot imagine making it through one more day. Even if you messed up every shot you were given, if you don’t believe in yourself, if you’re afraid, if you aren’t sure how things will work out, and even if nobody else would understand.You still contain within you the potential of all you ever wanted to be. It is never too late. — Brianna Wiest, The Pivot Year

Aries

Ask for help. This is probably the last thing you would have considered, which is exactly why you should do it. You can’t handle everything yourself, so let someone else drag you out from your rut.

Taurus

Get out of the house. Go for a walk out in nature, read a book in a coffee shop, or spend the day by a river. Sometimes even just one foot out of your comfort zone can be enough to kickstart a new phase in your life.

Gemini

Ask for advice from a trusted friend–and follow it. You’re normally charging forward based on your whims, which means you aren’t always doing the thing that’s best for you. Your friends know where you go wrong. It’s time to ask them.

Cancer

Lead with your head and not your heart. You normally prefer to go with your feelings for every decision, but that’s what got you in this rut in the first place. Change things up by going the analytical route.

Leo

Accept failure and defeat. You hate to lose, so you might be holding onto something far longer than you should, like a dying relationship or a terrible job. Let things go so you can replace them with something amazing.

Virgo

Go off-script. Despite what you might think, there isn’t one right way to do things. If there was, you wouldn’t be feeling so stuck. So the next time you have to make a decision, start with plan b. Heck, plan c or d would be even better.

Libra

Stop overanalyzing everything. I know that’s easier said than done, but the over-analysis has become paralyzing. You aren’t trusting your own gut instincts anymore. Vow to just act, and not put too much thought into it.

Scorpio

Tell someone how you feel. It doesn’t necessarily have to be how you feel about them, though that would certainly be fun. Instead, just let people know how you are so you don’t have to go through this rut on your own.

Sagittarius

Visit with family. You always have something going on, so it’s probably been a while since you’ve seen your closest family members. Seeing them, talking to them, getting lots of hugs–it’ll all go a long way to you feeling right again.

Capricorn

Take time off for self-care. You hate just “sitting around.” You feel like it makes you look lazy. Babe, no. Everyone needs time to relax and decompress, including you. Your rut is entirely thanks to over-work, so the self-care should help.

Aquarius

Listen to your feelings. It’s not something you normally do. You’d rather just keep working. But that workaholic attitude means you’ll ignore the deeper things that are holding you back. Get in touch with your emotions to help get you unstuck.

Pisces

Stop worrying about where you “should” be. Sometimes you just have to be happy with where you are right now. Life rarely goes in the direction you steer it, so enjoy the journey and accept the destination you end up in.