Why do we do the things we do? What gets us out of bed every
day? What motivates us to get dressed and walk out the door every single day?
Why is it that some people are very organised while others
are not? Why are we here?
I am full of questions today. So full of wanting to
understand the why? But what I realise is there is no simple answer to any of
these questions because we are all different. All here for many different
reasons. Consequently we all have different motivations for why we do what we
do.
Each one of us is driven by our heart’s desires even if we
don’t quite know what that means. We are constantly striving to be where we are
meant to be. Never satisfied that we are already there. Never really embracing
the moment even though we tell ourselves we are present moment dwellers. Yet
our minds are constantly flicking forward trying to glimpse what is yet to
come. Or flashing back trying to rewrite what was.
Always at the centre of our drive is our quest for success. We
are always trying to do more because we think in the end we will become more
successful. And the irony of success is that it comes in many different guises
so much so that we don’t even see it when it is right in front of our faces. Or
if we attain the success we dreamt about or beyond what we dreamt about, we
find it is still not enough and we raise the bar once again – looking for more.
Why is that? Have you ever wondered why? It seems a lot of
us are facing the sobering reality that we cannot be successful at everything
we do. In order to be successful in one area, by default, we are neglecting
something along the way.
So I’m starting to believe that success cannot be measured
by what we have achieved from a material perspective, status or what we do.
Success can only be measured by how well we feel we are living our own lives,
our own dreams, our way and our way only. Success comes from accepting who we
are, where we are, and being grateful for every bit of our journey - good and bad, darkness and light. Because
every experience forms a part of who we are – shaping us.
So let’s all hold this quote near to our hearts, “The only
obstacles to realising the truth of who you are is thinking who you are.” In
other words, instead of thinking, let’s just be.
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