Favorite Inspirational Quotes

You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing. Get interested in something! Get absolutely enthralled in something! Get out of yourself! Be somebody! Do something. The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

Norman Vincent Peale

When I read this I though of people who get engrossed in a hobby or sport. Online in marketing circles it’s almost a cliche how enthralled golfers are in their sport. I know it can be the same for other pursuits.

When you are that enthralled, you are thinking about the subject most of the time. Can I go do it after work? I can hardly wait for the weekend so I can do it. Will that gadget help me do it better?

You get excited and wound up in your search and your pursuit of better whatever. That gives you more energy. Don’t you feel a little energized just thinking of being that excited?

Contrast that with someone whose life consists of coming home from work (if they work), opening a beer, and vegging in front of the tube watching someone else doing something or living their fantasy lives. Not much energy expended or generated in that. It just gets boring and you get tired and more tired. Makes me tired just thinking of it. Talk about dull.  Zaps the energy right out of me.

Putting energy into something that excites brings a return of energy and I believe at a higher level. What is bigger than yourself that you can give energy to and that enthralls you? Find it and expend that energy. You won’t be bored and if you become tired, it’s going to be a good tired of having done something real. Sounds good to me.

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