Groundhog Day: Repetition and Rest

Today, while I was reflecting on life and what I wanted to write about, I was asked, "How many years can you go [writing about Groundhog Day] without repeating?"
I chuckled, realizing that question had perfectly aligned itself not only with the theme of Groundhog Day [1993] but also with the balance point of repetition and its wear on our minds.

There are many things we repeat. Some every day, and some many times a minute.
Why then do we feel no weight of repetition for the most frequent (i.e. breathing, heart beat) while the relatively infrequent experiences weigh heavy on our minds?
In fact, it often seems that the heaviest stressors are things we feel most when we're not even having the actual experience, usually things we rarely encounter in our daily lives.
... I know what my infrequent but heavy experiences are. I'm sure you are thinking of yours right now too.

So, what do we do when we find ourselves stuck with that mental burden of repetition, especially the infrequent heavy kind?
Set it down.

Just set it down. Let your mind be free of it, even for a moment.
Don't drop it, throw it, ignore it, or hide it. Just set it down and take a moment to feel your mind without it. Perhaps it's something you'll be more ready to carry again now. Or perhaps it's something you'll carry less often.
Whatever the result, give yourself permission to rest. Allow yourself to appreciate the strength of your perseverance, the pauses between the repeated moments, and the peace you can find in your mind.
There is quiet in the pause between heart beats. There is peace in the space between breaths.

"How many years can you go without repeating?"
None; every moment is repetition... and, paradoxically, every moment is also different from all the others.