What Motivates Me

June Deep Thought Prompt

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June 22 deep thought prompt

1. What motivates you? List as many things as you want and put them in any order that you want but these must be things (or people) that push you to do things and try things and keep going when you do not want to. If you list something that only motivates you to do something you already want to do — you’re missing the point. What do you think the point actually is? 😎 After you examine this question and make your list — are there things that you can NEVER be motivated to do? No matter what? Are. You. SURE?

What Motivates Me:

1. My therapist encourages me to push to do things I don’t want to do.
2. Friends do the same.
3. My brother also encourages me to push through my pain to do things.
4. My weight motivates me.
5. My weakish legs motivate me to push to do walks.
6. Meals that I like motivate me to cook, which I rarely do because of my health.
7. I am motivated to read more to escape and for my mental health.
8. I am motivated to drag myself out of bed so I can write more.
9. I am motivated to do laundry when I need clean clothes.
10. I am motivated to call customer service because I need a problem resolved.
11. I am motivated by physical and occupational therapists to exercise.
12. I am motivated to walk more when I know my brother is coming for a visit so that I can walk better.

Things I Cannot Be Motivated To Do:

1. Jump out of an airplane — This is a no-brainer for me. I do not need to experience this. For one thing, I can barely jump on the ground, so I will not be able to jump out of a plane, for a myriad of reasons.
2. Ziplining or bungee jumping — Again, I do not need to experience either of these activities. I will just stick to my zip-lock baggies and bungee laces on my sneakers, thank you very much.
3. Go to Times Square on New Year’s Eve to watch the ball drop — Who needs to be around all those people and stand several hours wearing a diaper. Yes, there are stories on the internet offereing this tip to those with small bladders or those who do not wish to lose their chosen spot in line. Confession: I did go to NYC to watch the ball drop — from the comfort of my hotel room window.
4. Eat cicadas — Yes, there is an abundance of recipes online to eat this so-called singing insect. Again, I have no desire; plus I am tone- deaf. If I wanted to sing, I would eat a nightingale. But, alas, no desire to do that either.
5. Touch a snake — I am scared to death of these serpents. I have to cover my eyes or change the channel when one appears on TV. I do admit, I envy a snake’s slender body.
6. Go to Space — I know that last year, William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk, ventured into space. Again, no desire. Yes, I guess it would be fun to experience weightlessness because God knows I will not be doing that here on earth. Some people do somersaults in space. Again, I can’t do one on the ground.
7. Go to Pamplona, Spain, and run with the bulls — Again, no desire, and you can probably guess by now, that I cannot run, period.

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