We are on a path to enlightenment and positive change, the problem is the EGO wants it to be easy, and when it’s not you rely on the feeling the EGO gives you to accept failure. The moment you realize your future is built on building a solid foundation of self TRUST, self WORTH and a freeing of SELF from the EGO you will become FREE… Your past is not a place of failure but of ENDURANCE! Let GO of the PAST and then a better FUTURE is possible… It will hurt and it will be painful but it will be worth it for you will become the YOU where all your dreams come true, not of things but of ENJOYMENT,PEACE and STILLNESS! All you need do is LET GO of the YOU you think you KNOW and let the YOU you were born to be THROUGH! I have learned to do it TOO!
the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with areason to act in a certain way: I don’t understand what hermotivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive,inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
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the state or condition of being motivated: We know thatthese students have strong motivation to learn.
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something that motivates; inducement; incentive: Clearly,the company’s long-term motivation is profit.
In psychology, motivation refers to the initiation, direction, intensity, and persistence of behavior. Motivation is a temporal and dynamic state that should not be confused with personality or emotion. It involves having the desire and willingness to do something. A motivated person can be reaching for a long-term goal such as becoming a professional writer or a more short-term goal like learning how to spell a particular word. Personality invariably refers to more or less permanent characteristics of an individual’s state of being (such as shy, extrovert, conscientious). As opposed to motivation, emotion refers to temporal states that do not immediately link to behavior (such as anger, grief, or happiness).
Motivation can be categorized according to whether it is a basic, instinctive drive, unlearned and common to all people and also animals, or a learned motivation that can be unique. The former type of motivation involves satisfying the needs of the physical body, and include hunger, thirst, shelter or safety, sexual activity, and so forth. The latter type includes achievement of goals, whether they be in terms of gaining knowledge, power, self-development, or a loving relationship. This latter type can be seen as satisfying the desires of the mind and spirit. Motivation is complex since human nature is complex. Yet, to understand what motivates people to act in certain ways enables people to live and work peaceably with one another.
I hope Charlie realizes his pain and can find a way to ask for help to overcome it… Bipolar can be managed and overcome with a lot of inner healing and love of self… Sorry Charlie right now you aren’t winning you are hurting… God bless
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