Are You Going Through The Motions?

Are YOU Going Through The Motions? When most of us hear that phrase we think of someone that is doing something but not doing it with all their might. The Person may be doing the steps needed to be successful but they don't have any passion, energy or enthusiasm towards the task at hand. Simply put their heart isn't in it.

Recently I was listening to a song by Matthew West titled "The Motions." The song didn't really catch my attention until I heard:

"I don't want to go through the motions,

I don't want to go one more day,
without your all consuming passion inside of me,

I don't want to spend my whole life asking
what if I had given everything

instead of going through the motions"

After I got through listening to the song I did a "check up from the neck up" (old Zig Ziglar phrase) to ask myself if there were areas of my life that I was simply through the motions. I am encouraging each of you to do your own "check up from the neck up." Sometimes circumstances and life in general can beat us up and get us down. You can be going through the motions and not even realize it.

I truly believe that we should all have a positive outlook no matter what the facts say. The facts may tell you you just lost a big account, you didn't get the account you worked so hard on, you just got a bad diagnosis, the economy is bad, etc. Your thoughts (mind) may be telling you that you are defeated but don't listen to that! There is a phrase in the song that says "I am going to let my heart defeat my mind".

Remember that in spite of the facts you can passionately pursue what you know you need to do to make things better and change the facts! You might not can control the circumstances but you can control how you react to them!

To see a very moving video version of Matthew West's song "The Motions" CLICK ON THE TITLE OF THIS BLOG (are you going through the motions) or go to You Tube and type "the Motions by Matthew West with Lyrics" or email me and I will send you the link.