Blogocentric Formulations

Drive

"Blogging Circle of Friends "  | Day 3538 Prompt ▼

“I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.” ― Aldous Huxley
Have you been watching the gymnastic trials? There have been so many injuries among the women. Just thinking about what it takes for these women, do you think you have that same kind of drive for the things you're passionate about.

I haven't been watching the gymnastic trials, but I have heard about all of the injuries. That must be so devastating; to have worked so hard for so many years and then to have an injury prevent you from joining the final team heading to the Olympics. It's a sobering reminder of just how fragile the human body is. For all of the amazing things it can do, we're all one sprained ankle, torn tendon, muscle cramp, or health issue away from being physically unable to participate in something we've been training for over the course of months or years.

As much as it pains me to admit, I definitely struggle with "drive" to accomplish things. I think I have a slight difference of opinion with the prompt; "things I'm passionate about" are different from "goals I want to accomplish", and I don't really have an issue doing things that I'm passionate about. But those things also don't require a lot of drive. I like to read, hobby write, watch movies and television, play games, etc., none of which I'd say need "drive" in order to happen. But my larger goal? My professional ambitions and dreams for what my life could be like? Those definitely require "drive" and I'm often lacking in that area.

I'd love to be a published author, or have another screenplay produced, but I haven't seriously written anything in years. I'd love to have to buy a house, but saving up money for one (especially at the scale needed to afford a place in Southern California) has proven really difficult. I think a big part of the reason why "drive" is difficult for me is because I'm a person who's generally happy. My status quo is one of being relatively comfortable and content. So I don't have that fire that so many people have who need to accomplish something in order to change their unhappy or unsatisfactory circumstances. At a certain point, I realize that I'll have to get out of my comfort zone if I want to accomplish the things I want to accomplish, but getting outside one's comfort zone in a really challenge sometimes.


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