What Motivates Me

This role of mine to discuss the things, the life experiences, that have brought me to this point pleases me no end. I love sharing my experiences with people. I tell them about my life and the problems I have both faced and overcome and it seems to give them hope for their own lives. After all, I am human, “warts ‘n all”: if I can do it, anyone can do it. I am quintessentially an “every cloud has a silver lining” merchant!

This awareness I help create in people is lost to those who are so hopeless that they refuse to look at themselves. It is only available to those who are willing to stand back and say, “Could this be true for me too?” “What can I take from this for myself?” Because it is up to individuals to see what, if anything, strikes a chord.

I don’t tell people what they “should” do; that is never appropriate. I have my opinions and quite often they are right but also they are often wrong and, in any event, what is right for one person will not be right for another. So I let people decide for themselves what feels right for them. I throw ideas into the pool, baring my heart for all to see, so they get a chance to really feel what I am saying. If it strikes a chord, fantastic. If not, that’s fine. Maybe there is something else that will strike a chord; maybe there isn’t.

In finding my own freedom, I have learned to respect the freedom of others, their unique ability for them to know what is best for them, better than anyone except for the universal consciousness, of course.

I use this approach therefore in everything I now do; I am available to people if they wish. I never seek to “convert” people to my way of thinking. What I say is not for everyone. I remember a friend of my mother’s reading some of my verse and responding, “Don’t give up the day job!”, but I did anyway! Why, because it felt right to do so and the result is that I have never been happier. If any of that happiness can rub off on others, so much the better: if I can help some people find themselves, have greater self awareness, discover what makes their heart sing or simply be happier, I will feel extremely satisfied with my life. That is why I do what I do.