That feeling of intense boredom and overwhelming malaise...otherwise known as a rut. A place where the activities you once loved and enjoyed, now  seem dull, foggy  and full of 'blah'.

The key to getting out of a  rut is to break through old patterns and the comfortable, everyday routine you have built up for yourself.

Here's 25 activities designed to get out of a rut and do a reverse belly flop into a pool of inspiration:

1. Go on a photo safari.
2. Leave an encouraging note in a library book.
3. Catalog your dreams.
4. Keep a notebook of inspirational sayings.
5. Listen to a different radio station for the afternoon.
6. Take a vow of silence for a day; take note of what you hear.
7. Go somewhere you’ve never been.
8. Create a beautiful dinner.
9. Sing in the car, with the windows down.
10. Draw a photo.
11. Re-read a book you loved as a child. 
12. Take a different route home from work/school. Take note of the differences.
13. Go to a paint store; write a poem or short story incorporating the names of paint.
14. Write directions from home to work, using only landmarks, not streets.
15. Make a Pinterest board around a single color theme.
16. Draw a picture of your favorite item of clothing.
17. Take a photo a day of the letters of the alphabet, using only signage.
18. Do the same thing as #24, only with numbers 0 - 20.
19. Write down the most sarcastic insults you’ve ever heard.
20. Think of responses to the insults of #19.
21. Find a secluded spot to watch the sunset.
22. Imagine what the view from #21 was like 100 years ago.
23. How will it be 100 years from now?
24. Write to your future great-grandchildren; tell them about your life and times.
25. Write down the lyrics to songs you dislike. Rearrange them to make a poem or micro-story.