I've been thinking the past few days about what motivates me? I realize that it depends on the day, how my day is going and what I am trying to do.
Sometimes people will ask me, "Why don't you like to run/walk/exercise?" I could think of a lot of random answers. My favorite one is about my grandmother. In her later years while sitting in her wheelchair at the nursing home she would talk about all the times that her and grandpa would go walking. I remembered those times. In the summer when I stayed with them, they would get up at 6 am and go walking. Most of the time I had to go with them. Grandpa would wake us up by threatening, and sometimes following through, with throwing water on us if we didn't get up. So we got up quickly and head out on a walk. Grandmother would later say, "that's why her feet don't work anymore. She used all her allowed steps and there are none left." So why use up all my steps now, maybe I should save some for later.
But my brother Lex, not only runs for exercise, but for fun too. Can you imagine?! He actually pays people to run to. He has travelled around the country participating in marathons, races of all kinds. Why? Why would he do this? What motivates him? If someone offered to pay me to run...well it would have to be a lot of money. Even that wouldn't be enough to motivate me.
So here I am, asking you, my followers. What motivates you? Why? Comment please. I want to know what motivates people. Are you like me and it depends on the day, the mood and what your trying to do? Or do you wake up everyday motivated to do something?
My son has been putting off doing his 10 page homework assignment that is due Thursday...or Friday. Anyway, he started tonight. He had to write a poem. It kind of relates to motivation by asking the question Why?
Why?
"Why?" I asked.
Why is the sky blue?
Why does grass grow?
Why do I have hair?
I would always ask myself these questions.
Every single day I would think of them.
Will I ever find the answer to my questions?
I could not stop thinking about them.
Does anyone know the answer to the questions I asked?
Will I ever find the real truth?
I went on and on trying to figure out what they meant.
I could not stop thinking about them.
Why do I ask questions?
Why do I feel emotions?
Why is food so good?
Why is the White House white?
Why do I even bother finding the answer?
Maybe the answer will pop in my head one day.
Maybe I will never know.
I could not stop thinking about them?
By Tyson Pace, 15
I seriously wonder why I am a procrastinator and can't figure out what motivates me so I don't procrastinate. So tell me again followers - - - What Motivates You?
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Favorite Quote
I'm sitting at my computer and the house is quiet. The 2 girls have gone with their Aunt and my son has gone with his dad. It's not often that there are these moments of silence in my house. Usually there is at least one person talking to me. But not tonight!
Because of this quietness, I am thinking about all the things that I can do, but probably shouldn't because I have other things I SHOULD do. It reminded me of a quote by G. K. Chesterton, "Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity."
That's kind of how I feel about all the things I SHOULD do. Most of them are luxuries to me. Now this may seem a little backwards, but bear with me for a minute. How long is that list of things that I HAVE to do. I can think of about six things right now: fold laundry, make some dinner, edit at least one of the two stories I have, clean up the kitchen, clean off my desk and do some bills. Out of all that, I can think of one that sounds the least bit exciting...editing.
But what do I really want to do? I want to read. I want to pick up my nook and read a book. My library list is long and made up mostly of fiction. I love fiction, mysteries especially. Why? Because it's not my life. Not that my life is all that terrible, but it is made up of things that I HAVE to do.
So all of the things I HAVE to do are luxuries, maybe not the normal definition of luxury, but a creative definition. To me, the things I WANT to do are necessities because it makes those things I HAVE to do that much easier. So the things I WANT to do are necessities to keep my sanity. Do you follow? Maybe its confusing, but if you could be in my head, you would totally understand.
To me, its the fiction parts of life that keep me going. The times I get to sit down and play games, read a book, watch my favorite show or movie, or hang out with people I care about. Those are the fiction parts of life that help me move on to the luxuries or the necessities.
So I'm going to go close this post, fix me a sandwich, fold the laundry that's on my bed and pull out my nook and read. Reading is the perfect way to end the day and get me ready for the next. Goodnight all!
Because of this quietness, I am thinking about all the things that I can do, but probably shouldn't because I have other things I SHOULD do. It reminded me of a quote by G. K. Chesterton, "Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity."
That's kind of how I feel about all the things I SHOULD do. Most of them are luxuries to me. Now this may seem a little backwards, but bear with me for a minute. How long is that list of things that I HAVE to do. I can think of about six things right now: fold laundry, make some dinner, edit at least one of the two stories I have, clean up the kitchen, clean off my desk and do some bills. Out of all that, I can think of one that sounds the least bit exciting...editing.
But what do I really want to do? I want to read. I want to pick up my nook and read a book. My library list is long and made up mostly of fiction. I love fiction, mysteries especially. Why? Because it's not my life. Not that my life is all that terrible, but it is made up of things that I HAVE to do.
So all of the things I HAVE to do are luxuries, maybe not the normal definition of luxury, but a creative definition. To me, the things I WANT to do are necessities because it makes those things I HAVE to do that much easier. So the things I WANT to do are necessities to keep my sanity. Do you follow? Maybe its confusing, but if you could be in my head, you would totally understand.
To me, its the fiction parts of life that keep me going. The times I get to sit down and play games, read a book, watch my favorite show or movie, or hang out with people I care about. Those are the fiction parts of life that help me move on to the luxuries or the necessities.
So I'm going to go close this post, fix me a sandwich, fold the laundry that's on my bed and pull out my nook and read. Reading is the perfect way to end the day and get me ready for the next. Goodnight all!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Selecting a Name
Well, welcome to my blog. Although since no one has the address yet, I am sure I am the only one reading it. I've just spent the past two hours trying to decide on a name for my blog. The list was endless. In fact, the ones I was really excited about were already taken. Of course, that is usually my luck. And being that I am late to the blogging community, I guess you get what you get and you don't throw a fit.
Anyway, as I sat here trying to decide on a name, I kept reading articles about how important a name is when it comes to blogs. A name is what will bring people to my blog. Luckily, I have a friend who came over and helped put me out of my misery. We decided on "The Scribblers Pad."
I got to thinking about names of things. When you're writing a novel, a name can either make or break a story. The name is not only how we will address the character, but his name will give us more information about a character. If you have a strong main character who has a whimpy name, people will not enjoy reading about this characters trials or story.
A name of a character often provokes a certain appearance. I was reading an article on the recent decision of an actress to play Katniss from Suzanne Collins "Hunger Games." When the decision was made, there was instant criticisim. People thought she was too old, people thought she wasn't blonde and etc. But the director stood by his decision.
Anyway, I guess this has given me something to think about when deciding on the name of my characters in my writing. Thanks for reading my scribblers pad.
Anyway, as I sat here trying to decide on a name, I kept reading articles about how important a name is when it comes to blogs. A name is what will bring people to my blog. Luckily, I have a friend who came over and helped put me out of my misery. We decided on "The Scribblers Pad."
I got to thinking about names of things. When you're writing a novel, a name can either make or break a story. The name is not only how we will address the character, but his name will give us more information about a character. If you have a strong main character who has a whimpy name, people will not enjoy reading about this characters trials or story.
A name of a character often provokes a certain appearance. I was reading an article on the recent decision of an actress to play Katniss from Suzanne Collins "Hunger Games." When the decision was made, there was instant criticisim. People thought she was too old, people thought she wasn't blonde and etc. But the director stood by his decision.
Anyway, I guess this has given me something to think about when deciding on the name of my characters in my writing. Thanks for reading my scribblers pad.
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