Motivation Masters

If one gets on the train here in New York City, there are constant announcements from the police department about protecting yourself and your belongings at all times. “If you see something, say something. Be on the look out at all times.” Sure, the motivation is to create a safer environment to live in, but if we cannot use our vision to see this message as one of security rather than fear, then we may carry this fearful energy with us throughout our entire day. I think of the times when I have carried fear with me throughout my days, and I look back and can see that perhaps I closed myself off to other more positive forces of energy that may have come my way.  Are we available to give and receive love from those who are naturally meant to come your way, instead of those who can be scared away?

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          I feel the motivation of fear now seems to surround us daily.  The media and government are masters of using fear as motivation.  Fear has found a place into our economy and army, both domestically and intentionally.  What is looked upon as a normal, natural occurrence is used to get us to feel that something is missing internally; therefore, something is needed “now” to fulfill this void.  This idea is used by the media to persuade people to buy products and services that they do not need, especially “now.”  The idea is used by the government with a less than healthy motivation to get people to take unnecessary actions.  So if they can get people to believe that something is missing, then they have grabbed our attentions and occupied our minds to replay these messages over and over.  Before we know it, they will make a quick move to distract some person in a different direction to create yet another false need, as opposed to getting people to stay with the original root of their insecurities.  It is hard to find the media or government telling us that there is only one place to find security.  This place is in us and is our intuition.  It is hard to find media outlets and even harder to find the government motivating us by ways of love and faith. Why not?  Because love is a harder sell and fear seems to have a better financial track record.  Why is this? It’s because love only creates one need which is love and, at the very most, more love, whereas fear creates a million-plus needs that generate a million-plus dollars.

          Do our media and government overlook what is truly “needed?” Why do they continue to interrupt our progress through distractions? I feel what is “needed” is overlooked, and this is a well-rounded education for our youth and for healthy, balanced lifestyles for adults. The concentration is on making money as opposed to making healthy minds, thus making for a functioning, healthy society. Each choice takes time, but if this time goes towards only generating profits, there will be more and more work until we reach a system where people’s minds and bodies are so overworked and exhausted that their efficiency in life becomes diminished. As a result, there are a number of people doing a number of unneeded tasks, pulling them away from the things they should be naturally doing.

          It is easy for me to point the finger at media, government, and even corporations because so many take full advantage of their audiences, consumers, citizens, and employees. It is our responsibility, being motivated by our natural, loving spirit, to take action rather than constantly fulfill the wishes of the few who feel as if they do not have enough.  Then some impose their thoughts of “not having enough” on the masses so they are not alone in their fixations and mentalities.

          Ironically, these “employers” try to instill a fear-based mentality into their employees. We do not always have the accuracy in our vision to see what is truly occurring in front of our eyes.  This is when the accuracy of our vision should be used, and hopefully, it will lead you to the right questions.  Who and what are you working for? These answers can lead you to the truth, and with self-reflection, you can determine who you want to work for, what to work for, and what you truly want and need in your life minus what is constantly being sold to you. Lastly, and most importantly, it will help you to ask who you are helping and what team you’re playing for. So, if you’re pleased with all of your answers, then you should keep doing what you’re doing. But if not, you should start thinking about a change.

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A Quick Recipe for Change:

Take one part inspiration, one part education,

and one part motivation.

Mix this together in a clean bowl (like a mind),

and we can have infinite creations.