Getting up today felt loaded. Not enough sleep, feeling morning aches and feeling unmotivated to do anything. And still, the entire day laid out ahead of me.
I know most of us know this feeling. And sometimes we never get out of it. And for those who continue to suffer from this and can’t find a way out, I send out my heartfelt love and healing energy. It’s not an easy thing to live with, and worse if you’re aware of it while it’s happening – you sometimes feel trapped within your own body.
I’m now sitting writing this, which I really couldn’t envision doing when I got up feeling all out of whack. How did I achieve this?
I got up and chose to do something different. Then I did something else. And more new something “elses”.
It sounds too simple, but it was just that. This is a form of pattern disruption. If we just move out of the torturous space, it creates momentum and subsequently, motivation, to continue doing more things that will make you feel more fulfilled and less lost. We’ve been sold so much bullshit over the years; it’s been about finding motivation with our thinking and forces outside of us. And I’ve since learned it has nothing to do with anyone but me. Nobody is coming to save or inspire me. It’s all on me.
Frankly, it’s a relief to know this. Knowing that all I need is me, is a liberating feeling. Of course, the downside is that I need to continue with the action that keeps me moving forward. I need to be the motivation I seek.
And this is why I do this; writing these pieces of nothing and everything. Because the action alone isn’t going to get me up and moving. The other key element in this formula is practice. If I want something to come naturally, I need to do it continuously until my mind, body and spirit understand the flow enough for it to be a natural extension of me. It’s how the best athletes and musicians become the best – do it, rinse and repeat.