Motivation is a prime antecedent in life. It comes before just about everything. Why did you get out of bed? You were motivated to start your day. Why did you tie your shoes? You were motivated to prevent your shoes from falling off. Why did you cover yourself when someone walked in on you in the bathroom of Pilot when you were changing? You were motivated to prevent him/her from seeing your hidden treasures. And the examples could go on and on.
This could turn into a deep philosophical/ metaphysical discussion of motivation and its causes and whether or not it really exists at all. I will, however, leave those meanderings of the mind to such people as Rene Descartes and John Locke for my mind is far too inferior to deal with such things. What I am concerned with is the practical nature of what I understand to be motivation. What is it? Where does it come from? How do I get some? Why is it that I'm motivated to do this much in life, and Benjamin Franklin was motivated to do that much in life? Why is it that at different points in life motivation is strong and vibrant, but in other points of life motivation wanes and dries up?
My main concerns with motivation at this point are where did it go and how can I get it back? Whatever it is, from whereever it comes, I've lost it. I'm lost in the woods, and I don't have the will to search for an exit.
is there a connection between motivation and hope? are they the same thing? is hope only a small part within the motivations of life? if so, it makes a lot of sense with the world today. "hope" was the magic word in the presidential elections...people absolutely cling to the idea that there is hope for something to change...
ReplyDeletemaybe hope is the biblical word for motivation?
anyway...
the blog looks good!
remember how i always said youre so much of a better writer than me....well its still true.
although hope and motivation may be connected somehow, there is one major difference. motivation is a call to action. hope- to cherish a desire with anticipation
ReplyDeletemotive- something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act
so i guess you could say that motivation is the result of hope on the temporal level (non-divine)
I love that you said "hidden treasures"...:)
ReplyDeleteAre the woods you're lost in the same woods you were searching for on your facebook status?
If motivation is something that causes a person to act--- you've got it. Don't be confused. It's the Lord's amazing love that compels you to love back, and you can neglect it, but eventually you have to embrace it.
I love your heart Kyle Mobley and I love you!