Though many hards come through dramatic changes, unexpected events, or out of our control scenarios, one hard creeps up for the opposite reason. We experience phases where the pace of life rolls out day after week after month in ordinary, blah, routine. We find ourselves wandering around on the flat, prosaic plains of monotony.  Everything so uniform and predictable it’s wearisome. Another ordinary day. More of the same at work. The unending grind of daily tasks. Constant repairs and cleaning...