Today I painted the bathroom. It really needed a painting. It had at least four or five years since the last time it had been painted. It’s not that it didn't need to be painted before now; it definitely did and every once in a while, I would say to myself “I really need to paint this bathroom”. In addition, I actually love painting. So what took me so long? I am in a never ending battle with Newton's first law of Motion. An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by a force; an object in motion remains in motion and at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force. I have a hard time getting started. I love running or walking but often getting started is the problem. Huge cleaning jobs present the same conundrum. I know that it sounds weird, and I may be the only one with this dilemma. I have to fight Newton’s first order of motion in order to get things done. An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by a force. It requires energy to get me moving. From where does the force needed to get me started on a project come? It comes from within me; my own passion and willpower. If a person actually wants to do something, he or she will usually find a way to get it done. I wonder how many things in life we fail to do not because we can’t but because we don’t truly have the yearning and resolve. As much as I knew I needed to paint the bathroom, the desire was not that exceptional nor was the determination. Likewise, as much as I love running, in prior years the desire and determination was not been that vast, and I have not run too much at all. This year I decided to make it a goal to run at least once a week. So far I have managed to reach my goal. Mostly because I have already determined that I will run. Since getting started is the bigger part of the battle, once I got started, the rest was “a piece of cake”. Because, then, the rest of Newton’s first law of motion kicked in; an object in motion remains in motion and at a constant velocity. Whether it’s a project, running, or something else; once I get started I don’t want to stop until I’m finished. The rest of Newton’s first law of motion, unless acted upon by a force, doesn't apply unless my husband wants me to stop and eat or I have to stop for sleep. Then, don’t you know, I have to fight that battle all once again.
Today I painted the bathroom. It really needed a painting. It had at least four or five years since the last time it had been painted. It’s not that it didn't need to be painted before now; it definitely did and every once in a while, I would say to myself “I really need to paint this bathroom”. In addition, I actually love painting. So what took me so long? I am in a never ending battle with Newton's first law of Motion. An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by a force; an object in motion remains in motion and at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force. I have a hard time getting started. I love running or walking but often getting started is the problem. Huge cleaning jobs present the same conundrum. I know that it sounds weird, and I may be the only one with this dilemma. I have to fight Newton’s first order of motion in order to get things done. An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by a force. It requires energy to get me moving. From where does the force needed to get me started on a project come? It comes from within me; my own passion and willpower. If a person actually wants to do something, he or she will usually find a way to get it done. I wonder how many things in life we fail to do not because we can’t but because we don’t truly have the yearning and resolve. As much as I knew I needed to paint the bathroom, the desire was not that exceptional nor was the determination. Likewise, as much as I love running, in prior years the desire and determination was not been that vast, and I have not run too much at all. This year I decided to make it a goal to run at least once a week. So far I have managed to reach my goal. Mostly because I have already determined that I will run. Since getting started is the bigger part of the battle, once I got started, the rest was “a piece of cake”. Because, then, the rest of Newton’s first law of motion kicked in; an object in motion remains in motion and at a constant velocity. Whether it’s a project, running, or something else; once I get started I don’t want to stop until I’m finished. The rest of Newton’s first law of motion, unless acted upon by a force, doesn't apply unless my husband wants me to stop and eat or I have to stop for sleep. Then, don’t you know, I have to fight that battle all once again.
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