By Philessa H. Jenkins 9/30/2013
When a raccoon has lived in a cage for a while, you can
open the door and he may not know that he’s free to go; so is true with people.
When I was a young girl about ten years old I had a pet raccoon and I put him high on top of an old shed where I had to climb a tree to reach him. It wasn’t a very high tree but it kept him safe and that was worth the climb to me. At times he would fight me to stay in his cage and I thought that unusual but he would eventually give up the fight; we fought many rounds. I started noticing that he was becoming less and less motivated as he laid there in that cage waiting to die. It made me want to set him free because I thought about his existence as being one that would never live as a raccoon should. He would never again be high in a tree, never have a girlfriend, never know what it is to survive on his own, and never have a family of his own. I thought this a cruel existence. I realize now, that as we get older, how much we become like that caged raccoon; we sit in that one place waiting to die and never fighting to live.
When I was a young girl about ten years old I had a pet raccoon and I put him high on top of an old shed where I had to climb a tree to reach him. It wasn’t a very high tree but it kept him safe and that was worth the climb to me. At times he would fight me to stay in his cage and I thought that unusual but he would eventually give up the fight; we fought many rounds. I started noticing that he was becoming less and less motivated as he laid there in that cage waiting to die. It made me want to set him free because I thought about his existence as being one that would never live as a raccoon should. He would never again be high in a tree, never have a girlfriend, never know what it is to survive on his own, and never have a family of his own. I thought this a cruel existence. I realize now, that as we get older, how much we become like that caged raccoon; we sit in that one place waiting to die and never fighting to live.
If you live not with tolerance then peace cannot be within you.
I contribute it all to motivation. I was sitting here the other day thinking
about what motivates me. It seems like
such a simple question but is it really?
Have you thought about what motivates you? What keeps you going? Motivation comes from within; it’s an
internal wanting that needs to be fulfilled and thus it keeps you going. My
motivation is my God because I know that at the end of this journey I will get
my just rewards. I am his child and I
want my Father to be proud of me for the good things that I’ve done in this
world. I know that I’m not perfect but
he loves me still; no matter how many mistakes I make or how many times he has
to pick me up. I admit, this is what
motivates me to keep going even when the times are hard, when failure is all I
see, and when I’m all alone (deserted); I know that in the end I’ve done my
part to do good in this world.
I realized
that I’ve been living like that raccoon in a cage going through each day the
same way. I thought to myself, it’s time
for a change. I really hope you’re ready
for it. Don’t worry some of you are
going to really come along with me. I
have to get all of my plans together but it’s time to enjoy life and
people. Welcome to my world and I’m
thrilled to be a part of yours.
Dreams
are only possible if you have the strength to believe and the will to do the
work.
I’m Lady PJ and information is power so be informed. Have you thought about what motivates you? If you want to share it, drop a line in the comments. Much love to you all.
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