Where does motivation come from when you are going through a difficult time? Is it your self, your family and friends or even maybe a co-worker? Can it come from a random stranger, another blog or maybe a book your reading?
I am a avid book reader, any time I start a book I feel the need to finish it. That last sentence gives me a self gratification knowing that I have conquered another book. Wondering which book will be my next, will it be better than the last? I can escape and dream of another life,explore a world I might not know or imagine that love like this really does exists. It makes you look at your life from a different perspective and wonder if maybe, just maybe, you can even come close to the happiness that you sometimes read about.
Maybe that motivation comes from a complete stranger who says the right thing. Who gives you a thought or idea to think about. Than you start to think to yourself, I need to change, I want to change. That my outcome and my perspective on life is what I make of it. Is this who I really want to be? Do I want my daughter to look at me and wonder why I did what I did. I want her to be proud and set a good example. I don't think enough parents think how our actions affect our children. We judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intentions, but our kids believe that every action that we make is for their best interest. Is it really? Isn't it sometimes for our own?
My motivation in life is to give my child the best that I can offer, while still filling my own needs. Its a daily struggle to wake up each morning and motivate myself to be the best, but in the end it's worth it. The smile on my daughters face is enough for me to know that I have conquered that day and made it through to the next.
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