Motivation

Wake up. Drive to school. Drive home from school. Go to bed. This is what motivates me--and no, it's not some noble aspiration of leading a "simple life" or being "happy with what I have" ; it's the mundane, the plain, the ordinary and the every-day. If escaping this endless cycle isn't motivation enough to do what I can to brighten the prospects of tomorrow, I don't know what else is.

For as long as I can remember, my education has always been prioritized. From 8 years of a private Catholic school to 4 years of high school AP classes, no stone has been left unturned in the repertoire of reasons for why I should succeed: "If you get good grades, you can get into a good college, get a good job, find a good husband and raise a good family." Somehow (incredibly, I'm sure, with that impeccable line of reasoning), "good" just never seemed good enough to me.

So I created a new plan: go to school to learn. Since then, what I have learned is not just the product of writ memorization or tedious drilling, but more of a newfound extent of knowledge about myself-- such as how much my family's support and approval means to me and how much I want to embark upon international travel. Learning about myself, as corny as that seems, has really put my life into a perspective that makes me hopeful for the future. Instead of just living a "good" life, I plan on living a great one. In fact, I plan on making it rock.

--Aurora

P.S. And another thing-- music's a pretty good motivator too. Check this out: a good song and a great message, courtesy of Kina Granis and YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MoHzuLY1lcM