As I have been living on my own for nearly the past six years, it can be hard to get and stay motivated throughout the course of the day. There have been times when I have wanted to throw in the towel and just forget things. But after being through all that I have been through all along my independent journey and realizing that I must be motivated to work on my personal wellness, I know that I must at least attempt to motivate myself daily.

I am now at the point of understanding that I know that there are things in my life that just must be and learning how to manage my life with them instead of without them provides a much greater outlook and opportunities for doing so much more than I have in the past six years of living on my own. I must understand that living on my own is something that I must not take for granted and that it comes with great responsibility. Therefore, I must continue to get motivated every day and continue to remember the reason to stay as such throughout the day.

Being nearly two weeks since I have fully understood what needs to be done throughout the day to maintain a positive well-being is something that I finally grasped that cannot be diverted from my course of action. Not doing so only sets me up for producing negative self-talk and not seeing the positive rewards that are offered in my life. So many people look up to me and are proud of the progress that I have made and that is a big motivator to keep me going.

Sometimes we have setbacks in life, and I have had my share of them. I know that I cannot strive for perfectionism but must continue to feel motivated to do my best every day while recognizing how my body is telling me how it feels. There are times when its going to need some extra care and that is perfectly acceptable because some of the simplest things can be quite overwhelming to me, who is autistic and has some other challenges. It is more than just talking the talk; it also includes walking the walk too.

In my eyes, I have always been fortunate not to be handed severe consequences when I was not taking care of myself in the way that I have needed to. I now have gotten to the point of fully understanding the dangers of making consequential choices can lead to and why It is important to never start down the path to where I have been to twice over the past year and that things have never been understood as greatly as it is now.

That now is the best time to start over and that there is indeed motivation to keep going when for most of the past six years I just couldn’t see the inspiration that I needed to see to be motivated to do what I needed to do to open the door to more opportunities than I can ever dream of. It is seeing that yes, I do have the motivation and it is more than just getting it, but also keeping motivated and seeing the numerous people who are inspired by my personal journey in this life that I call my own.