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October 2009 
What motivates you most?
Posted on Mar 7th, 2009
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Mathew
Mathew
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for March 07, 2009:
For many years my primary motivation was money. Unfortunately, though, after a while, the satisfaction I derived from living a life with this prime motive began to dwindle more and more to the point that I was finally forced to stop and reassess. I had a good career with a good salary and a wonderful family, but I wasn't fulfilled, and I felt like I was living a lie because my heart was screaming at me that my spiritual understanding and my career path were moving in divergent directions.
Ever since that reassessment, my primary motivation has been to stand in my truth and to follow my heart (and to believe that I will be led to find ways to merge my career and my understanding, or in the least, to find a new career that does). Three years later, I'm still not there yet. But I haven't lost hope. And I am most thankful that my family is still by my side. And I'm also grateful for the abundance of time I've been able to spend with my family these past three years!
Ever since that reassessment, my primary motivation has been to stand in my truth and to follow my heart (and to believe that I will be led to find ways to merge my career and my understanding, or in the least, to find a new career that does). Three years later, I'm still not there yet. But I haven't lost hope. And I am most thankful that my family is still by my side. And I'm also grateful for the abundance of time I've been able to spend with my family these past three years!
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Oh, Mathew–how funny! I was just speaking to someone about this–how money, like everything else, comes in cycles. We cannot inhale forever; at some point, we need to exhale, to breathe out, to make room for the next in-breath. I think money is the same. At some point you’ll need to breathe-back-in-again. It’ll happen, as you wrote, when the time is right.
:phew:
What a great analogy, Siona. I haven’t heard that one before – but it rings so very true. And all things being equal, since I inhaled for much much too long, it only makes sense that my exhale should in some way be similarly weighted. Thanks for that!
I’m so glad–and yes, I think that just being able to relax into the out-breath, and to trust it, makes for such an easier experience. If we could all do this with the economy as a whole… well, just think of how much more pleasant things would be. :)
And you’re so very welcome.