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As a new year begins I search for the motivation I see all around me, the kind that is going to get me to the places I strive to get to. I feel the blueness of January and hope I can find some momentum in the months to come.
This week has been a bad one for loss. It seems strange that I let the deaths of celebrities I’ve never met affect me, but perhaps it’s a way for me to channel some of the sadness I feel for people in my life that I do care about.
Where is my missing motivation then? How can I find it?
It’s vitally important that I do because, as I feel the losses of late, I know that life doesn’t wait around forever. I may not always feel the motivation to wake up in the morning and take the world by storm. I don’t always feel like I have the energy for that. If there is a storm, I take shelter from the wind and the rain, but then I come out and search in the debris, and looking for that missing motivation is a real fight some days.
I try not to think too hard about how far I’d have to go. I know it isn’t an easy process, to do the hard work necessary, to find success as a writer. If that is my dream, can I find the motivation required to reach that goal to, in any guise?
I want to write things, lots and lots of things, and to put them out there, sharing them with others. I have goals and I want to be published in a specific literary magazine or website, but at my worst moments I lack the motivation that it would take to make that happen.
Realizing that life only gives us all a certain number of chances, I hope to do better. I hope 2016 can help get me there.
Just Jot It January, #JusJoJan
Linda’s contribution today is highly thought-provoking on the things I often ponder about my writing and when I read about other people’s lives online:
Just Jot It January 14th – Motivation
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Motivation certainly can be hard to come by sometimes. And I think that’s one of the things I like best about this community we have here- that we’re here watching over each other, to help keep that motivation going.
As long as you’re writing, even a blog post, it’s a momentum. That’s really, for me, what JusJoJan is for. To remind myself to keep it up. So keep it up, Kerry!
*waves pom-poms at you* 😀
Ah, thanks Linda.
🙂
I think that is what it’s best for as well. I love that I have JusJoJan to start off the year on my blog. It’s my version, as I am unable to see to do it, of jotting my feelings and thoughts down on a notepad. Thanks for all the encouragement.
🙂 You’re welcome, my dear.
No matter how hard it gets, do your best to never throw away a single day. The more we fight -the more life we have. It won’t be easy, but if you don’t find it within -you’ll regret it one day. There are no second chances.
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Totally agree. Love the blog name by the way.
Thank you!
Hi there, I struggle a lot with my motivation even doing things I love. I have often experienced though that being kind to myself and accepting that motivation is elusive helps me through these times a lot better. It is usually a sign I need some rest even though I haven’t done much. Recovering just needs rest and being g kind to oneself whenever it pops up. I believe you will achieve what you are looked ng for because we are meant to do what we love. Take care 🙂
Thank you. Taking it easy and being kind to oneself are both important, but I know I was meant to be a writer. Thank you for your comment.
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