Psychosomatic self motivation

Ambition and laziness are a deadly combination. Who knows, maybe I'm projecting, but I think most people possess both of these attributes at different times to varying degrees. When they coincide, we have great desires for which we're unwilling to work. We're just talkers. And if we've talked long enough without attempting any movement, the people in our lives begin to doubt us. Worse, we doubt ourselves. Guilt, shame and regret take over. We feel lethargic, melancholy and drowsy. Our head aches. Our bodies feel fatigued. We are even less inclined to put into action what we previously declared the future would hold. So we develop excuses. It all seems logical. The world is against us. We're victims. We have bad luck. We don't have enough training or money. We don't know the right people. Fill in your blank... what stops you!??!? What reason do you tell yourself for not having attempted the thing you said you wanted?

More on this in future posts. For now, let's not worry about where all of it comes from nor why we prefer to be stopped than to be moving. For the time being, consider that the solution is simple and available right now. Choose not to do this any more!!! Yes, simply choose! I did it the other day. I was laying on my floor with a headache, convinced it was from getting my wisdom teeth extracted and not from fear of my great big overwhelming to do list. I felt justified in doing nothing. This was a physical ailment, not me being irresponsible. But I caught myself. I reminded myself of everything I've written here today, and I got up and attacked the rest of my day. And wouldn't you know... my headache disappeared! We bring the lethargy on through our thoughts. Through our thoughts we can heal it as well. The great thing is that we CHOOSE our thoughts, every last one of them, even if we don't think we do!