Distance

This is for you, Elude.

I haven't cleaned my room for about 6 months.

I am not lacking motivation, you see I have many goals and expectations, however these goals have been neglected. It is easy to have all the desire in the world, but it seems rather difficult to act upon those desires. How do I turn Motivation into Volition? If Motivation= M and Volition=V, then V=M+???? I have asked myself this question TOO many times!!!

Now, motivation is goal-orientation, while volition is when you actualize these goals and commit to a particular action. Gasp, commitment! I've lived most of my life believing that motivation is enough, mostly because I used the term synonymously with volition, but it is not! It is not enough to create a list of expectations for your life and then EXPECT yourself to follow through. We are NOT rational beings! There is a particular threshold which determines our commitment level to an action, like cleaning my room. I could at any particular time, reason that I must clean my room tonight, and then a moment later rationalize how it is more important to spend time with my boyfriend, and then a moment later reason that I will clean my room.

V=M+Rs, where Rs equals rational steps. I have come to find, that within reason, simplicity is the key! To have an extensive list of goals is wonderful, but it is foolish to keep them in mind. Make small decisions, like choosing to stay home and clean the bathroom, rather than going to Coldstone to get some ice cream; no matter how tempting the distraction may be. If you commit yourself to the action, then it is easy to get through the list.

I know this all seems like common sense, but it has proven to be very useful to me, even though I didn't realize the effectiveness of it until after I completed my goal.


I will clean my room >----------------------------------------------------------- soon.



The object is not as distant as you might have perceived.



P.S. You do not need to go to the other side of the world to find that "something" that might help you actualize your dreams; PROXIMITY.