What keeps you moving forward?

[DaveStebbins]

What drives you forward, gives you a motivation to go and keep living?

Perspective.

When I get in the sort of mood where I'm analyzing this stuff, it helps to realize that I'm just on a down swing and things will trend upward pretty soon. When things are going great, my life is so full of fun times, family, friends, EN World, looking forward to my job, etc., that I never have time to analyze things. When I am analyzing things, it's usually because I'm feeling a little depressed or overwhelmed, or sorry for myself (or all three - way behind at work, but spent most of the day at the hospital because my mom needed surgery today and, with her dementia, she forgets why she's there and gets scared). Life has its ups and downs; when I'm down, I'm lucky enough to realize the situation and patient enough to ride it out.

-Dave

 

[Zander]

I used to be motivated by the desire to get qualifications and, ultimately, money. But as I've grown older, and I hope wiser, I've come to realise that there's more to life than that. Nowadays, the things that motivate me are the ones that make me happy including my girlfriend, my hobbies (D&D, fantasy [books, toys, films etc], dice, arms & armour, weapons training), chocolate and pizza.

 

[Evil Monkey]

For me, life is like a really interesting book. I just can't wait to find out what happens next! And for that you gotta turn the page.

I agree with this sentiment 100%. And not just with my own immediate concerns, but what happens to the wider world and humanity in general. When I was a kid, I always wanted to live forever; not from a fear of death or anything, but simply to find out where our species' journey through time/existence/reality/whatever ends up...

On a more personal level, the chance to spend a lifetime with a wonderful person like my girlfriend gives me all the motivation I really need...

 

[Ukyo the undead]

Funny...

Azar was banned in response to some very unpolite things he said in another topic (Created by MerricB, I think).

I thought he was a big idiot, based in that ocorrence(sp?).

But this topic made me change my mind.

 

[Aaron L]

Ive recently hit the bottom myself. Pretty mch what keeps me going right now is nothing but fear of the alternative. I just a few days ago asked one of few remaining friends this same exact question myself.

 

[warlord]

Well I haven't done anything noteworthy yet and I ain't goin' out 'till I've left my mark on the world.

 

[derelictjay]

Because I can. Its simple, no matter how far I've been knocked down, I believe I can always pick myself up. No matter how high I've reached there is even more to see.

Plus its always fun when someone sees you get knocked down (or knocks you down), and then is shocked when you get up brush off the dust and move on.

 

[Old One]

For me, life is like a really interesting book. I just can't wait to find out what happens next! And for that you gotta turn the page.

Rel is the Zen-master !

For me...it is the journey...

At 42 (43 two weeks from tomorrow), I am a bit more..."seasoned"...than many of the folks on the boards...and have packed a lot into my time here on earth - party-animal, semi-slacker, tank-driver, military officer, sky-diver, scuba-diver, husband, married/divorced/remarried, (legal) drug salesman, manager of over $30 million in assets, small business owner (x3), father (x2), would-be private pilot, world traveler, history nut, D & D fanatic.

I have done lots of stuff, but there is so much more I want to do, see and be on this journey. I have had my share of failure, disappointment, heartache and sorrow - but decided about 8 years ago that I don't have time to waste on regrets, recriminations and self-flagellation. Are things perfect? Nope. Do things really suck sometimes? Sure. But life is way too short to waste energy on all that...

I keep "The List"...things I want to do before I check out. I try to carry it with me at all times, just in case inspiration strikes me. I have a lot of things crossed off...but I have found the list actually growing over the last few years...since my kids were born.

The Journey. Exploration. Discovery. Excitement. Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Spending six weeks following the footsteps of Ulysses. Base jumping (once). Teaching my son to ride a bike. Run a marathon. Make love to my wife in all 50 states.

That's what keeps me going !

~ OO

PS - One last thing...I have already made my non-gamer wife promise to give me a Viking funeral

 

[Old One]

Boy...can I kill a thread or what ?

~ OO (aka professional thread-killer)

 

[reveal]

Boy...can I kill a thread or what ?

~ OO (aka professional thread-killer)

Are you still here?