The Daily G.I.F.T. from The GratiDude

I climbed the mountain and then realized it was all about my Sherpa the whole time.

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The G.I.F.T. Today

Grateful-for reminding myself that I have the hard part of the code cracked

Intention-relaxed flowing with a few bursts of production for next week

First-namaste

Things-kids going downtown?

Morning Platitude from The GratiDude

There is no greater motivator to act or to complete difficult tasks greater than love.

Love is truly the strongest energy in force you can feel, and as we all know, it can give you strength and help you find power that you never could’ve imagined.

As I integrate and process the last half a dozen years since I quit drinking alcohol, I can see that many of the things I envisioned in my hopes and dreams have happened and are starting to happen and will continue to manifest.

Yes, love can be a powerful and effective motivator, inspiring individuals to strive for personal growth, improve relationships, and achieve goals, often driven by a desire to be better for themselves and those they love.

Here’s how love can be a great motivator:

Personal Growth and Self-Improvement:

When you love someone, you might be motivated to become a better version of yourself, both for them and for yourself. This can lead to seeking support, adopting healthier habits, and working towards personal goals.

Relationship Enhancement:

Love fosters a desire to strengthen and maintain relationships, whether romantic, familial, or platonic. This motivation can lead to increased communication, empathy, and compromise.

Inspiration and Role Modeling:

Love can inspire individuals to emulate the qualities and behaviors they admire in others, leading to personal growth and development.

Support and Encouragement:

Love provides a sense of support and encouragement, which can be a powerful motivator to overcome challenges and achieve goals.

Motivation in Work and Career:

Love for one’s work can lead to increased motivation, creativity, and a desire to excel.

Love as a physiological motivation:

Some researchers suggest that love is a physiological motivation, like hunger or thirst, which can drive individuals to seek connection and fulfillment.

Love vs. Fear:

Love-based motivation is often seen as a more sustainable and positive force than fear-based motivation, which can lead to burnout and resentment.

Love can make you a better person:

Love can inspire you to make significant changes to your life and strive for greatness.

Other things such as my alcohol sobriety actually leading to a huge communication and emotional gap between myself and the mother of my children, it was just something I couldn’t see from where I was sitting with Tito. In fairness, I would not have the ability to envision the results of the shifts that would occur in my thinking and feeling as result of my neuro plasticity experiment on myself using gratitude to reprogram my thinking.

The irony and the sense of humor that God in the universe have will never be lost on me in that the very thing that was motivating me, and gave me the courage to quit drinking, actually came to an end or changed its form in shape as a result of quitting drinking.

Simply put I doubled down and tripled down on faith and subsequently not everyone kept up with me in that pursuit leading in a fundamental change in how I viewed reality as compared to that of many in my life. Including my former spouse.

I have accepted a long time ago that this is my path, even if I didn’t expect it or want it as a result.

However, there is absolutely no bitterness or feelings of regret on my part because at this point in my journey, I realize that the story is still being written and I’m never going to fully understand the how and why of the experiences that I have and the people that come in and out of my life.

Those things take time for the reveal and for the full context of the impact to be able to be recognized or measured.

As I look back on stories and events in my life and people I met the reason in the motivation for what or how I met different people never turned out to be the full connection or the impact that they have on my life.

For example, when I was younger and very focused on chasing business achievements, and if I met someone of high net worth, I might think of all the different opportunities that we would have to do business together, and for me to work my way into their network.

The reality is that someone like that would often deliver me something spiritual or intellectual as the true benefit and would never have a material or a business relationship with them in the long run.

You just must be patient stay connected to your breath and wait for the reveal to find out whether you have a lesson or a blessin’ coming your way. It’s always one or the other. The hard part is staying patient, waiting, and trusting.

The cool thing is when you see something like the NFL draft on TV and it becomes celebration of these moments of all the hard work and dedication and sacrifice paying off and for family members to express their gratitude, love and appreciation for each other in the process.