Here and Now

Why is it that we are never content with what we have? Why are we always searching for something else? Do we not know that we have talents we can use right now, we have dreams we can fulfill? I guess I say this because I've been doing a little bit of cleaning around my home and find myself ensconced in nostalgia.

Ah, memories. Of what we once wanted, of what we think we can never have. I find that I have not changed that much over the years, and yet I have changed a lot. Contradiction? Perhaps. Or possibly growth. The realization that we have parts of us that will always want or need certain things, and then there are those other sides to us, ones we may not let the world see, that are actually pushing us, secretly, further. Pushing us to explore and go where we think we cannot.

I'm hoping that I can use those hidden motivators, as they do sneak up on me, and burst out of my rut, and into the beyond. Into that future, that for now seems a little daunting, but when I look back in a few years, I will understand that it is what I needed, more than anything, at this time in my life.

And while I may be taking two steps forward, I might need to take one step back. But I will get there, wherever it is I'm supposed to be. Until then, I'm just going to remember that time waits for no one, and I will try to enjoy what I do have in my life, right now. That's very important. At least I think so.

What do you do to motivate yourself? How do you conquer the daily grind and still exlore your passions?