Motivation

The swanky detective limbos the caution tape, whips off his shades and kneels beside the dead body. As he scans the body the wounds highlight like your favorite quote in a book. The detective stands, turns to his partner, and says, “I know the motive!”

Motives are what drive us to do what we do. 

Take my run the morning I wrote this…
I chose my hat so that I could obstruct the view ahead of me like a stallion with blinders. The goal was to keep my head down til the run was over. I found myself looking up several times. I told myself it was to be aware of other people and cars, but the real motive was one of a b@tch. 
It states, “How much farther?” Like a toddler hoping the car ride doesn’t last much longer. 

This is the wrong motivation to have while running, but thoughts like these come up in all parts of life and experience. 

The key is to be steadfast in your intentions. When doing things we like, but require action, resistance shows up to the party. Resistance will be the guy who has had too much to drink, throwing up and starting fights. When you have that come up it is major to stay locked in on why you are doing your task. I was running because the gym is closed and I despise running. It is what a human is evolved to do well so I want to get better. 

We all encounter a lapse in motivation in all parts of life. A friend of mine in Hawaii is the perfect example of this. 
I will call her Mama….
This woman is the mother of four clone-like children and I state this because they each have a version of her personality amplified. Oh, did I mention she has been a single mother for most of the children’s lives?
She wakes up, everyday I’m sure, with thoughts of sleeping more, ignoring her kids or running away. 

BUT!

Working with this strong human showed me that she has more follow-through than most on this planet. Each kid is more than taken care of. She may get tired, but the reason she works so much and barely sleeps enough is because she must be the one holding it all together.

She is powerful.

This is just one glaring example that rings true to the reality that we are not our b@tch thoughts; we are the action that responds.

We are not our b@tch thoughts; we are the action that responds.

I want to emphasize this sentence because it is easy to listen to these useless thoughts. It’s easy to hit the snooze. It’s easy to say it’s not my fault when it is. It’s easy to procrastinate. It’s easy to die without doing anything with your life.

These are choices we choose to respond to.