A/N. Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been sporadic in my posting the last few weeks. To be honest, I’ve been losing my inspiration of why I started doing this blog almost two years ago. I didn’t feel the connection and then what a friend told me gave me pause for reflection. He basically told me that my blog felt a little impersonal. And I don’t disagree. Each day I strived to find an inspirational quote that resonated with me and with what I was going through at the time. However, I didn’t share any of these personal reflections of why I chose the quote; rather, I chose to give my thoughts from a more general, broader perspective. But I’m ready to change things up and try a different approach by sharing more of my personal thoughts and feelings behind each quote. So, thank you, my friend, for inspiring me to do better and reminding me what it means to be The Eternally Hopeful.
Please note because these posts will be more focused, I will begin posting once a week, likely at the end of the week as a reflection of how my week went. I hope you enjoy, continue to follow my blog, and be inspired to make changes in your own life! I invite you to search for the better part of yourself each and everyday!
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
Walter Bagehot
This quote pretty much sums up a common thread in my life story. I’ve been repeatedly told that I’m not good enough or can’t do x, y, or z. And, I feel like I’ve spent my entire life trying to prove the naysayers wrong and that I am good enough…that I can achieve the impossible. However, I feel there is a caution warning that should be applied to this quote. Yes, it’s good to use other people’s negativity as motivation to do that and more. But you have to be careful that at the end of the day, you’re doing this for you and that you don’t let these negative people make you bitter, jaded, and demoralized in your approach to life. It’s so easy to become that woman with a chip on her shoulder and this has become my daily struggle. Where’s the line? I’m starting to realize that there is no easy, clean cut answer. Rather, it is yet another battle we must wage with ourselves each day. I try to ask myself at the end of each day, am I doing this for myself or just to prove someone else wrong. I then try to disassociate my actions and gains from the negativity that was attached to my original motivations for doing something. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I believe it’s okay to use someone else telling you that you can’t do something as motivation to succeed, but your end reasons for continuing along the path should be for you and you alone.
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