The Revitalization of my Life-Day 19

Today was a rough one. Right when I was about to go workout, I started to feel bad. I had already put my clothes on so I said, "what the hell." I walked outside and begin to stretch and it had gotten dark. Well, that means rain and this was yet another excuse for me to just go inside and lay down. I told myself that it wasn't raining yet and this was not an excuse for me not working out. So I began to run.

While on my journey, I started thinking about the word drive. Where does it come from? Why is it in some and not all? I could have easily just used my excuses to not workout, but I didn't. I didn't do so because my drive to accomplish wouldn't let me. But what has given me the ability to not only have drive but keep it? I think I got my drive from an elder lady that never stopped doing just because of her age or illness. This lady that I speak of is my great grandmother. This is the woman that raised me. She was in her 70s and she never acted like she was. She would sometimes walk to church when she had a ride. She never said why she would do this but I think she did it to make her feel good about herself. She was determined to beat the odds of being old. Every time she would do something like this, it would just motivate me to do whatever it was that I was trying to accomplish. This has been instilled in me every since.

I still have to ask myself, what gives people the drive that they have to never quit no matter what? While I was running I came up with an answer. I think that it comes from seeing people without the necessary resources get done what they need to get done no matter what. It's bad enough that they don't have the necessities, but to have obstacles on top of that and never lose sight of their goal...AMAZING! This is what motivates me. Whenever I feel like I can't do something because of the way I feel, I think about those who don't have anything. The ones who don't have legs, but still get around. The ones that don't have any clothes. The ones that don't have any motivation from no one, not even family members because their family is deceased. The ones that have children and no husband/wife. The ones who had a dream and fulfilled it. These are the things that keep me going when I feel like I can't go anymore.

So I say to you today. Whenever you feel as if you can't get something done just because of how you feel, think about that lady you saw in the grocery store that had two small children without a husband with her workout clothes on. Think about that little old lady that still rides her bike. We are surrounded by plenty of people and situations to motivated us to make the things in our life better. This type of motivation will instill within you something that you didn't know that was inside of you...DRIVE!

"Motivation doesn't come from someone telling you what to do, it comes from them showing you that you can do it...Drive comes from seeing motivation it action"-K.J Swint