‘Do not go chasing waterfalls: as the rivers and lakes are most common to your correlative life pattern.”
“Do not go around the muhlberry bush; as you are not a monkey, and the weasel does not posses pursuable traits.”
“Do not be like Mother Goose and get caught in others agendas: as you will find a person on your back slows your progression to the Moon”
These are some of the witty quotes I made up and put on a Facebook to see, if someone would share my “scriptures of motivation.” Why did I do this? It has come to my attention that people increasingly seem to follow those that have a metaphorical “Flute and Fiddle”.
-What I am saying?
Well I see a growing number of people that have grasped the breast of a sweet-mouthed figure that really just recites the words of others and gets praised as if they birthed the concept- you can call it repeating. People should realize that these figures are making money off of their masses-Large amounts of it! By writing books and putting on conferences. These individuals are only successful because they tell others they are not- in a positive and enlightening tone. Let’s look at Joel Osteen a predominant figure I see pass recycled quotes on social media. Joel Osteen is an American preacher, televangelist, author who has a net worth of $40 million dollars! For those that do not know Joel Osteen is the pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. Some may argue he is gifted by God, but we all know the real reason is because his words of hope cost money. I hope that you all get my point as I am not trying to offend but inform.
People from all walks of life, are losing the ability to find self-perpetuated drive based on their own actions. Has it come to a point where we are null of self discovery or self proliferation? Or is it that we cannot conceptualize our own journey without the aid of a consensually descript individual beating the drum that provides the tempo of just how far we will go? I say that everyone has the ability to drive their own direction and to mantle a “flute and fiddle” type person as your life guide, strongly hinders ones ability to be the purveyor of their own success. I understand that as humans we stagnate and need to be realigned and accepted and our actions acknowledged- I know this- but if all we do is look to another for a push, every time we are faced with adversity, than what precedents are we setting for our own success. As it will be owned by the person you turned to-as they always seem to seek credit for their actions. (Think about it)
Positive quotes and motivational speeches are great to read, but if you do not put action into what you’re reading and sharing than all you are doing is revving your figurative engine and causing yourself more stress. Instead, you should be creating action on the needs and wills of yourself as you are capable of anything as long as you are willing to go about it alone, and when needed, ask for advice and act on it.
You do not need the words of others to propel you to a successful life initiative or change; you just need FREE will that is unencumbered by influence and perpetuated by self-invoked emotion. As where you are in life thus far is based on decisions and actions you made (I am sure we all know this); actions and decisions that you can change with just one choice. To be your own guide.
I will stop the rant now, but leave you with a brief insertion on how this way of thought plays out in my life.
I would not say I am a successful person by any means BUT I created my own mantra of success “If you think great, you will do great” and I have lived on that saying for many years and it has kept me going in my journey. It is a self-prescribed mindset of “Do great things” and has allowed me to pursue feets that I find “GREAT”. The feets I describe range from participating in a war to achieving academic statutes that are prolific in America. It is this mantra that allows me to pursue life not chase after it.
It comes down to this. Successful people did not become successive by listening to others; they did so by listening to themselves and pursuing precisive actions that produced desired greatness. We are our strongest critic in life and action, and by relying on consensually accepted verses of direction we will only continue to clout our true direction. So live through your own words and drive your actions based on free will!
…And yes I just motivated you..feel free to give me some MONEY!!
November 22nd, 2013 at 9:04 am
Yep…..I liked this!!! Love that line you wrote before (think about it)…..Actually that whole paragraph was spot-on….!
November 22nd, 2013 at 10:26 am
Thank you Di. I appreciate you taking the time to read my work. you rock!