Things to worry about

Things to worry about:

Worry about courage
Worry about Cleanliness
Worry about efficiency
Worry about horsemanship
Worry about…

Things not to worry about:

Don’t worry about popular opinion
Don’t worry about dolls
Don’t worry about the past
Don’t worry about the future
Don’t worry about growing up
Don’t worry about anybody getting ahead of you
Don’t worry about triumph
Don’t worry about failure unless it comes through your own fault
Don’t worry about mosquitoes
Don’t worry about flies
Don’t worry about insects in general
Don’t worry about parents
Don’t worry about boys
Don’t worry about disappointments
Don’t worry about pleasures
Don’t worry about satisfactions

Things to think about:

What am I really aiming at?
How good am I really in comparison to my contemporaries in regard to:

(a) Scholarship
(b) Do I really understand about people and am I able to get along with them?
(c) Am I trying to make my body a useful instrument or am I neglecting it?

Stay....

"Stay hungry, stay young, stay foolish, stay curious, and above all, stay humble. Because just when you think you’ve got all the answers is the moment some bitter twisted fate in the universe will remind you that you pretty much don’t."

- Tom Hiddleston

“Everyone is my teacher. Some I seek. Some I subconsciously attract. Often I learn simply by observing others. Some may be completely unaware that I’m learning from them, yet I bow deeply in gratitude.”

- Eric Allen

Success

To laugh often and much; 

to win the respect of intelligent people 

and the affection of children; 

to earn the appreciation of honest critics 

and to endure the betrayal of false friends. 

To appreciate beauty; 

to find the best in others; 

to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, 

a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; 

to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. 

This is to have succeeded."

— - Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Five Point to Live Happily

• Know that after all,
  LIFE IS SIMPLE, do not complicate it.
  
• Be generous in your
  THOUGHTS, DEEDS, and THINGS
   
• Remember that things go
  according to your KARMA - 
  whether you like it or not
  
• Humbly obey the
  LAW of Universe
  
• Be positive
  under any circumstances  

Motivation is Like ..........

I get a lot of people asking me “How do I find more motivation?”  I think like sex, motivation is not something that can be forced.  Most clench teeth and knuckles, thinking they just need to do it.  Get motivated!  Then when they can’t or don’t “find it”, they become more frustrated and of course less motivated.  This leads to internalization and believing they lack ability.  Most tie ability to worth so now they believe they are less than.

Motivation is not an intellectual thing.  It’s a feeling thing, involves chemistry not logic.  So again, like sex, the focus should be on creating mood / environment and letting it happen organically.   Instead of forcing it and getting pissed when it doesn't happen.

There are two parts to creating a hot and steamy motivation environment.  

One is in physical space: 

If you grind at work seventy hours a week and come home to a pig sty, it may be difficult to pick up a pen, brush, barbell, or whatever you are seeking motivation for.  You may be physically exhausted and there may be a million other things on your mind before you can get to building this piece of your life.  Also falling under the physical space category, sleep, water, food.  The basics.   Sleep well.  Stay hydrated.  Eat real food. 

Two, mental space:

It’s nearly impossible to orgasm when you have high anxiety, correct?  Stress also kills motivation.  So instead of focusing on motivating yourself, focus on de-stressing yourself first.  Maybe it means cutting hours at work, creating boundaries with friends, or just taking an hour a day for you and only you.  Whatever it takes to carry less anxiety and be able to dream clearly while you’re awake.

Those are the fundamentals.  

Now where you place yourself is your call, depending on where you get in the mood the most.  And that can change.  Sometimes, I have to be in a busy coffee shop to get any writing done.  Other times, I need to be home alone in front of my computer with cold air blasting my face.  So find your sweet spot.  If you’re reading this and thinking “Well, I can’t find motivation to create space to find motivation”, then it’s not about motivation.  It’s about making a choice and why you can’t make it.  Usually it’s fear.  If I was to guess, fear of failure.   

We are all made to build and create and to challenge ourselves.  Most of us mute that by getting buried in the daily grind and not giving ourselves the space for that to happen.  Growth is all about space.  What many don’t know is that they can create it themselves.

- Angry

Source: http://theangrytherapist.tumblr.com

Jump or Swim

Sometimes our road looks like this.  

If you can’t jump, you must swim.