Motivation

How to Use the Law of Inertia to Change Your Life

A True Story about the Healing Power of Inertia

I’m 18 years old and it’s the day after I’ve had major surgery. If you’ve never had surgery it might surprise you to know that in most cases, they get patients up within 24 hours after an operation. People who move have less complications and get better faster. The only problem is, because I had to undergo several pre-op tests, I’ve had nothing to eat for at least 5 days. I’m in a lot of pain and I’m extremely weak. Get up and walk? Are they serious? All I want to do is lie still and rest. The nurse walks into my room…

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How to Discover and Live Your Passion – Interview with Barrie Davenport

Motivation

Thought Medicine: Passion is a word that means different things to different people. What’s your personal working definition of “passion”?
Barrie: Passion is the place where one’s values, interests, skills, and joys intersect. Passion isn’t something that you discover “out there” somewhere. Discovering your passion involves thorough self-discovery of who you are and what motivates you, as well profound mind shifts. This work must be followed by specific actions to ignite and flame your passions. You might be passionate about writing for example, but if you aren’t regularly doing the work of writing, you aren’t living a passionate life.

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The Problem With Problems

Motivation

Wherein We Ask A Two-Part Question and Divulge 3 Secrets. Most of us believe that if we have problems, there must be something wrong. If not with the problematic person or situation, then maybe just life in general. Or maybe we think the problem is us because we are flawed. It must be family patterns, something in our past. Nearly everyone harbors a dearly held belief that “if only” I had that person, that job, fame, respect, money, love, (fill in the blank) – if only things were different, if only I were different – then I wouldn’t have any more problems.

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