If your life was at its peak of difficulty at some point in the past, what purpose, belief, or motivation kept you pushing through?
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What Kept You Going?
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Family & Inertia
The knowledge that control and stability are but illusions. When the wind fails and the night sky is cloudy, sometimes all there is to do in the middle of the ocean is to wait for the weather to change while conserving rations.
Or as Churchill says : KBO.
Or learning from nature. A storm may destroy the nest of a bird and snakes may eat their young...but next day they will still fly around finding twigs to make a new one and lay new eggs. They love and live, but never hold on to disappointments or defeats.
Karma Yoga .
Drive toward goals.
What kinds of goals, if you don't mind sharing?
They vary over the years, eg, education, business, service.
Was the inertia a reflex or a learned skill?
Thanks.
Refusal to accept failure as an option.
anna.
colors your eyes with what's not there
My determination not to let the ******* win.
Was that a general sentiment, or was it specific to difficulties caused by certain people?
I find it useful to accept failure ASAP.
The sooner I move on, the sooner I
succeed (or not) at something else.
anna.
colors your eyes with what's not there
Certain people yes, but also certain life events and difficulties. The desire to give up was often there, I had to learn how to fight it.
Were you sure of eventual success?
I suspect that it was more reflex, i.e., a baseline of nurturing and coping strategies.
Thanks. That's useful.
I'm a very social creature so while I would like to say it was my own will and philosophy that kept me going, the truth is I probably wouldn't be here without the support and love of those in my life.
Orbit
I'm a planet
Fear of becoming homeless, quite literally. I just went into "survival mode" where what got me through it was focusing on my plan to get out of it.
Slight disagreement here. Doing ones best and accepting what comes...success or failure without either arrogance or bitterness would be the best way imho.