#18 List the things that motivate you

Wow, is this week’s topic perfect timing.  It’s been quite a year for all of us. 2020 will definitely be remembered for so many things, obviously the biggest one being Covid19, and of course the election.  Noted as the most important election of our history, as well as the biggest turn out.  Not to mention the LA Lakers and LA Dodgers winning the championships!  Woo-Hoo!!!!  So, what better time than to find things to motivate you?  In a time where all I want to do, and maybe even you, is crawl into bed and pull the covers over my head, and wake me up when it’s 2021.  However, I have learned to not give up, put one foot in front of another and pull through…. After all, this too shall pass.

I hope this list will help/motivate you as it has for me, not just in my past life, but especially this year.

Here’s my list for things that motivate me:

1. Music
2. The color pink
3. Mani/Pedis
4. Easy recipes
5. A nice hot cup tea or latte
6. This blog– so out of my comfort zone
7. Prep food ahead of time / meals to make it easy for me to cook
8. Having my friends encourage me, support me, love me and be there for me
9. People Watching- especially my inner circle and people I love, if they care about their success, and I see them achieve their goal, it motivates me to do the same
10. Being told I can’t or shouldn’t do this… hmmm… a good motivator
11. Getting results from hard work & being persistent, e.g. praying, exercising, eating healthy, smiling, practicing positive thinking, mediating etc…
12. My parents – biggest motivators – they worked their butts off to give us all we had and still have
13. My 2 dear friends who are on this journey with me for the 52-week list project, who continually motivate me, support me and love me, not just in general, but also encouraging me regarding my blog
14. Reaching out to others and having them tell me “I helped”. Whether it’s because I listened, I understood, I empathized, or I offered some solace…it motivates me to continue and be there for people
15. Being passionate– whether about writing, my health, my family, my friends etc… after all, a lasting motivation is living on purpose- life with passion, it’s easy to keep up if you do what makes you feel alive inside

Please let me know in the comments what motivates you?

In the meantime, please head on over and click below to read my 2 friends’ point of view on this subject at:

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