I’ve been thinking about what it means to be motivated for quite a long time.
When I’m in the midst of an anxiety ‘blip’ (I can have hours, days or even weeks where I struggle to shake off the hold of anxiety, a perpetual black cloud hanging over me, putting a dark filter on my thoughts) I lack all motivation.
It’s a struggle to get out of bed. The prospect of moving through the day can fill me with fear, and I just want to hide under the covers until my husband comes to drag me out.
But then I have moments where I’m overwhelmed by my passion for life. My desire to make a difference. I want to leave my mark on the world. Be the best friend, sister, colleague, wife I can be. I want to make lots of plans with friends, discover new hobbies, seize and tackle that obstacle at work.
I find the way I can swing from one end of the motivation spectrum to the other kind of scary and I’m finding ways to make it more balanced.
I’m sharing this because I feel it’s impossible to ‘seize the day’, ‘slay life’ and ‘make those dollars’ every day. Sometimes I feel on top of the world, other times I want to hide under a rock. Social media is great for a dose of positivity, but it’s also putting out a distorted reality. We’re not all on top of our game all the time and that’s okay.
I’m continuing to work on achieving the balance. I’m building in positive, helpful practices into every day life so I get more out of each day. Blogging has been a huge part of that for me. But I’m also acknowledging sometimes I want to do nothing productive and that’s okay as long as it’s relaxing rather than wallowing.
I’d love to hear how you stay motivated – what makes you get up in the morning?
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