“The voice of the mother is kind, soft, serene, nurturing, warm.
The voice of the mother is instructional, healing,
encouraging
The voice of the mother watches out for her young,
Tailors their lives on the path of hope.
The voice of the mother warns her babies of harm or danger of the need for safety.
The voice of the mother brings life to death situations.
The voice of the Mother is guidance,
She arms her young wisdom, endurance, love and description.
The voice of the mother teaches, shares, develops. The voice of the mother is stirring, firm, positions, directs –
The voice of the mother reaches, questions, inquires, searches and mends.
The voice of the mother is empowered, informed by struggle and ensures by experience – is focused.
The voice of the mother is growth .
The voice of the mother stills, quiets, hushes brings attention.
The voice of the mothers sings .
Is beautiful lovely .
A fragrant, comforting
the voice of the mother is peace.
What keeps you motivated? I remember grappling with this question over a period of time- maybe ten years. I didn’t realize I was ‘grappling’ because I was sincerely depressed in my life. it’s extremely hard to be happy when life sucks.
I was so discouraged with myself. I couldn’t remain motivated. But I was also depressed, in a long marriage that had run its course, and I need a new take on life.
With motivation, it seemed as though I’d start, feel good about myself & my life, , then I’d lose motivation . Couldn’t seem to figure out why, though .
I didn’t connect my love life, my relationship, and my sadness to my motivation. My love life was not loving. My peace had been invaded. I was living life out of desperation and dependence- not in faith and with resolve.
I needed an encouraging partner, I needed to value myself and my friendships and have friends that helped motivate me and kept me accountable, and I needed self-care. Once I began to prioritize these values, my life began to change.
Once I had had a friend who was willing to help keep me accountable and kind of tutored me in this area, it seemed to help. I would keep her accountable for a few things, and she’s do the same for me.
For a while, we realized we weren’t using our time right. So we’d study a few things about developing margin in our lives and that helped immensely. It helped to have a friend who cared. We even prayed together about what our goals were and what we wanted to change.
I made the connection as i gained wisdom, that motivation comes from within. It’s a discipline of the heart and soul. It’s being specific about what you desire, then finding the courage within, and the support to pursue it. I didn’t come to this realization until the age of 38 years old . Wish I did. I might have been more focused, much sooner.
Made it to the beach last week!
Sometimes we live thinking there’s so much more out there than what we’re living. The truth is, we haven’t really lived until we’ve possessed what our soul really desires.
For instance, my soul wanted the best visit to a beach, last weekend. And I sought it out until I got it . Small choice… yet very meaningful for me. I had the best experience and memories on that beach… because I was ‘open’ to receiving it.
And … of course, I went with my best friend …(He enjoyed it too, after I asked a few times. Check out that smile.)
So here’s some questions to ask yourself about Motivation:
The first question is:
1.”What does your soul (your mind, will and emotions) desire?”
The second question is:
2. How important is it to you? Is it really something your soul needs?
The third question is:
3. How do you make room in your life to do it? ( I highly recommend getting a partner.) ☺️
And sometimes you have to just try several ways of meeting the needs of your soul, before you find out. Pull out some paper and brainstorm some tactics that might work.
Do you need to go to that special place ‘right after work’ so it really happens? Do you need to get a babysitter on Saturday morning while your kid is still in bed – for a few hours to make it happen ? Join a club similar to http://www.MeetUp.com? Find and accountability partner?
Or do you simply need to just be spontaneous ? Spontaneity was my focus word this year- guess I made it happen.)
Just remember: How ‘you possess your soul‘ and how someone else ‘possesses’ their own soul , may be totally different.
Mentor💜MySister 