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Motivation. That thing that drives us to shuffle out of bed every day for something we’re probably not to keen on. Well, it seems as though I’ve misplaced mine about a week or so ago.
Countless fliers and Craigslist ads later I’m sitting in my pj’s ignoring of a massive pile of homework while watching the season premier of Community.
It’s like I’m on the outside looking in when it comes to my mind. I can hear a little voice (which I’m assuming is the logical part of my brain) screaming for me to buckle down. It’s like my brain doesn’t understand that more sleep means less time to get ready for class or to do the homework that I “forgot”. I’ve started bribing myself with food to accomplish even the most simple of tasks.
I don’t know what happened! One minute I have everything organized in my room, down to my socks. Next thing I know I’m showing up late to functions because the mound of clothes on my floor ate my car keys and won’t give them back. Maybe it’s the snow? Maybe I’ve finally bitten off more than I can chew and I’m not longer able to do any sort of work….See! Even my ability to make good excuses is slipping!
I know I’m not alone in this. In the same way junkies can spot one another, I can spot people who are also helplessly floating from day to day. The distant and lifeless looks in their eyes as they wade through the snow towards their destination. We’re pretty much all on autopilot at this point. I look around the classroom when the professor asks a question, and I catch so many morose and downtrodden glances I expect Sarah McLaughlin’s “In the Arms of an Angel” to start playing in the background. It’s a sad scene to say the least.
Who knows what will bring me out of this funk? Maybe this is the classic “amnesia episode” of my life’s sitcom! Maybe all I need is for something heavy to fall on my head and bring me back!…Nah, that seems too easy. All I know is that I can’t let this be the new normal for me. This is a one way ticket to being featured on an episode of “Hoarders”.
That’s it! Fear is the ultimate motivator! I’m just going to start using my fear of becoming a crazy cat man to get me off of my ass! I’m sure this won’t be enough to motivate everyone (especially the silent criers in my 6-9pm classes) but it’s a start! Think about the worst case scenario if you continue to drift through life. No matter what it is I’m sure you can think of something a bit more…illustrious!….And less creepy.
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Courtesy Photo/Joe Kargula and Erik Peterson run the Marathon leg of the Ironman Triathlon
GVL / Robert Mathews Quarterback Heath Parling (12) leading the offense past Notre Dame College.
GVL / Eric Coulter Senior Jake Isaacson placed eigth in the Spartan Invitational. Isaacson's time of 25:04 was the highest among Division II athletes.
GVL/Jessica Hollenbeck Student Senate President Jack Iott speaks to the assembly during Thursday's meeting.
Courtesy / gvsu.edu President Haas and Montcalm Community College President Robert C. Ferrentino sign the transfer agreement
Courtesy Photo/ GVSU Athletic Department Sophomore Chris Cunningham lines up a putt at a past match.
Courtesy Photo / GVSULakers.com Andrew Darrell prepares to return the serve earlier this season.
GVL / Jessica Hollenbeck President Haas cooks pancakes during Family Weekend's "Pancakes with Presidents".
GVL / Jessica Hollenbeck President Haas cooks pancakes during Family Weekend's "Pancakes with Presidents".
GVL / Archive Forward Briauna Taylor (31) chases down a lose ball in a game last season
Courtesy Photo / Dean Breest Sophomore Allyson Winchester was named the GLIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year after finishing first with a time of 20:48.8.
GVL / Archive GVSU's Breland Hogan rises and fires over three defenders last season.
GVL/Bo Anderson Briauna Taylor leads the fast break during a game earlier this season.
GVL / Robert Mathews Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning, James Moyer, leading a walk through of the Mary Ideam Pew Library
Courtesy Photo / GVSU DII Men's Hockey Jeremy Christopher chases down a puck during a matchup last season.
GVL / Bo Anderson Students and faculty danced under the spectacular light show in the Devos Place Ballroom
GVL / Robert Mathews Martin L�wenberg, holocaust survivor, speaking at the Genocide Awareness Night presentation in the Grand River Room.
Courtesy / Dean Breest Senior Sam Lockhart finishes her indoor career with two individual national championships in weight throw and shot put at the 2013 National Championships.
Archive / Robert Mathews Giancarlo Brugnoni (40) rounding the bases during a previous game.
GVL/Bo Anderson Seniors Christ Koppenaal, Bill Madsen, and Mitch Weber measure the exterior of the Wesley House as part of an energy audit.
GVL / Robert Mathews Senior Anthony Campanella pitching against Tiffin University during the Lakers double header.
GVL / Eric Coulter Brother Jed Smock, a member of Campus Ministry USA, speaks with fervor to a student. Many students, all with differing views, came to watch the Campus Ministry members speak.
GVL / Sean Mouton A passing walker stops to admire some recently constructed pieces of Art Prize 2012.
GVL Archive Senior Nick Gunthorpe follows through and watches his shot at the Ardenson last year. This weekend the team will be playing in South Haven.
GVL / Bo Anderson GVSU's Katie Martin points to her teammate after safely reaching second base.
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GVL / Archive The Grand Valley Rowing Team during Spring Training in Florida last spring.
GVL / Robert Mathews Judge Glenda Hatchett, keynote guest for Monday's King celebration, speaks in the Grand River Room in Kirkhof.
GVL / Robert Mathews Judge Glenda Hatchett, keynote guest for Monday's King celebration, speaks in the Grand River Room in Kirkhof.
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