Moments of Motivation

Moments of Motivation

This post is especially for my new friend Feefyfofum

I have 2 moments in my life that I cling to for motivation during the tough times. The one is a point at the beginning of a journey and the other is the rewarding point at the end of a very long one. I thought I'd share these with you and hopefully you can look to 2 similar moments in your life for some encouragement.

Beginning of the journey:
I have always regretted the fact that I never went to University. As a preacher's kid, I know EXACTLY how to feed a family on two fish and five loaves! We lived on the breadline for most of our lives, so when the time came, my folks couldn't afford to send me to University. Throughout my life I've had this drive within me to be where I would be, had I studied. In other words, I strive to be today, where I would be if I had a degree. In hind sight this has been a blessing because I'm extremely ambitious and motivated. PLUS: I would probably have studied to be a Vet (because I'm an ANIMAL fanatic - if it has fins, feathers, feelers, fir or fangs - I LOVE IT!) However, I've found my passion in the world of IT and am an absolute technology geek. So I may have lost that opportunity to find my perfect space in life. (Retrospect always allows for 20/20 vision, doesn't it... anyway I digress...)
This year, the company I work for has enrolled me at the University of Stellenbosch Business School and last month, I was issued with a student card. Man! I was like a little kid with this thing, I showed it to EVERYONE! I danced in the kitchen singing, "I'm going to study! I'm gonna have homework! I'm gonna be a brunette! (Blonde joke)." My son, Braden (10 years old), was very confused with my behaviour. "But Mom!" he said, "You're too old for school!" That stopped me dead in my tracks! Talk about bursting my bubble.

But it got me thinking. You're NEVER too old to start anything! One day, I could be sitting in the audience while my son conducts and orchestra. This means that I would have been around during all the time it took for him to get through school, study music and then practice for years to get to that point in his life. So what stops me from starting something now? I've actually got a head start! Whether the conductor is 50 or 90 it doesn't matter, they're both at the same point! They've both reached their dream.

So, my beginning point to which I cling is holding that card in my hand!

End of the journey:
One day a courier delivered a box to my house. I opened it with nervous anticipation and there beneath the confetti lay ten copies of my book! My own face smiled back at me from the back cover (yes I’d opened it upside down) all glossy and REAL. I lifted one of the books out of the box with tears streaming down my face. After five years of working on the novel (while married to a pilot who was away a lot, and raising two boys) and two years trying to get it published, my long wait was finally over. I had arrived! The book was there! No-one could ever take that feeling of that one moment away from me no matter what! Years of research, writing my novel in journals, on about four different computers and even my phone! – had finally paid off.

These are my two moments that keep me going. You could have any two moments yourself and they don’t have to be anything like writing a book or winning an Oscar. Your moment could be holding that baby in your arms, trying on the blouse you made yourself, gazing at your first oil painting - ANYTHING.

Look for that one beginning and that one ending to keep you going on your journey!

Love

BlondeOne.
Also published on: http://blogs.24.com/blonde1