Bringing Up Morale

I believe attitude is everything. Our level of morale defines many things about us including the decisions we make actively and the behaviours we exhibit involuntarily. There are many books on this topic. Some authors want you to drop your attitude. Depending on what the attitude is anyway. Some want you to feed yours. Others believe attitude determines altitude, this must be true. Me I go with whatever builds up confidence without being rude. You don’t have to be a jerk. No one has to. Morale is important. Self esteem is exactly what it sounds like. People treat you how you regard yourself. There are many sides we can show but energy doesn’t lie and one way or another who we are drips true. Morale exposes what we choose to be true because it feeds off the meaningful cords in our lives. Animals pick off on this. When a dog smells fear it will bark harder and wish it doubles so you succumb. It then starts wondering whether your leg looks appetizing or whether to exert self control after all the time it has spent with humans learning the nuances of emotions and balances of actions. When it senses matching or overpowering confidence it will turn away because it has decided, if a security dog, that you are harmless. Of course, I am talking generally because you understand there are levels to this. High morale should never translate to or as harshness. Morale helps us in our lowest moments. It drags us up from that bottom even if it’s as high for us to see the mirror and question ourselves — challenge ourselves.

Bringing up morale is important to compliment discipline. I believe both of them go hand in hand. When we set out for a daring adventure, our spirits are high, the adrenaline keeps pumping, we can’t just stop, morale is in high supply. Along the way the maybes come in. What it really is as against what it looks like surfaces out of the blue. You see morale dips because it gets surprised also. Man. If it is worth it, morale taps in discipline so what must be done doesn’t slack off. Sometimes what is on the other side of courage can surprise us which makes not taking a chance a cowardly way of living. Cowards die many times before their deaths while the brave ones have every day to live for. Sometimes it only takes one moment and our confidence should never fail us then. Morale without the strength or say resolve to back it up can cause damages. At best, it becomes a fool’s effort at what they do best: boasting, hiding behind a group, and totally avoiding responsibility. Overtime we develop ways to boost our morale. I always talk about having guidelines and lines drawn somewhere. I believe in standing for something and then flexibly navigating from there. Good morale doesn’t pretend. Good morale doesn’t have much to prove to another person especially when one is not in sync with their inner selves. Good morale is infectious.

For me I have this feedback mechanism that always keeps my morale boosted. Partly developed from discipline. As I said both raises the other to achieve tangible things. When I face an obstacle I try to come back with much better effort next time for a much bigger challenge that yields better gains. Life formulates in someways to constantly stay interesting. We all are strong people. We are built to overcome adversities. I don’t pray for any or wish it on anybody. I am reminding myself and anyone who cares to listen not to give up. When people try to put us down it is our job to make them understand that such permission is denied. It’s that simple.

Morale in a group has its own sway which can easily make someone lose themselves. It takes a spark for whatever to spread. If its a bad omen, curtaling that immediately makes sense. Opportunities should always be provided across different walks of life so everyone can understand they have options especially young ones tuned to certain ways and doomed towards despair. It takes courage to tread a path many won’t dare. There are hard times that push us down, bring us up and then fling us against the wall attempting to deny us the strength for bounce back — all gassed up all we could do is question it all. But there is no way to set lofty goals without acknowledging the challenges. There are many ways to keep ourselves roped in so even when we default we don’t crash all the way. And when we do we pick ourselves up. What works for one person might not always work out for the other person. There are natural leaders who can always raise dampened spirits whenever the opportunity presents itself. It is a gift. Ignoring assholes go a long way too because people easily want to bring you down when they sense your energy renews and refreshes amidst the struggle. Everyone has this power we just gotta figure it out. There are people who keep me going and I appreciate them. There is no other way. We just gotta be about it and maintain the resolve to power through because we can. Oh yeah.