Have you ever given consideration to why someone may appear to be more motivated to succeed? Do you find this behaviour agitating or even rude? Would you like to know why?

The secret to any individuals motivation is something you will have to ask them boldly to find the answer too. I would never recommend this to you unless you really want to know the truth.

For you see, motivation to create and to complete a task is human nature we all have within. Some of us are just more prone to motivate and create than others. It is not about claiming a high social status, public notoriety or even financial gain.

For some of us out here, it’s more than what we tell you. It’s more than we care to share with you as our friend, associate or a curious on looker. I feel compelled to explain why most of us don’t tell you or share with you to help you.

It is to share with you so when the opportunity arises that you feel or hear someone being criticized for wanting to overachieve in all projects, you might realize a world around you that you are fortunate not to know.

The words are abuse and dysfunctional family. Most individuals in society live their lives daily without regards to why a person is the way they are. Where did this person come from in their life that lead them to where they are now?  How many times in personal interactions of work, school or in society do you stop for a moment’s thought to think about why someone functions like they do?

Do you really care to know? When an individual experiences a world of abuse or family dysfunction in life, it changes the inner core of who they are and what they bring to the world around them.

No one likes to speak of topics as this or even read them. It is because society has taught us that notoriety of publicity is what sells and not what should be heard. Our industry wants to present images that sells, words for profit, conversations of profitability and promote the materials of life that they make us believe matter. The concept is that if you are of the ingredients that bring in this revenue, you are a good person. If you camouflage yourself to be what others want you to be, you are of good upbringing and are a good person.

However, for survivors of abuse and family dysfunction, we see a different morale and character potential in ourselves and those we are around. We believe the world to have more humane potential toward one another instead of the retail, revenue and financial gain to be gathered on line or offline in our lives.

We seek life’s meaning with an outside of the box approach that means we care. We work when we aren’t being paid. We help even when our help isn’t wanted. We create from areas of our minds and souls that many of prieveledged individuals never get to possess in feeling human emotion of the nature that we do. We truly did lack the community feeling of family or the sense of feeling needed and wanted in our lives that make us driven for others. It’s not driven to succeed for ourselves but for others.

The words of abuse and dysfunctional family in a person’s life allows some to be over achievers of life. Their driven nature appears to be a personal agenda. In reality, it is to share in a good life and make it better for those around them, not to complicate anyone or any objective of a task.  It’s a way we help to make the good even better from a survivor’s eye.

It’s not saying that the world is bad because you weren’t abused but it is saying that public awareness and education needs to be enforced in every aspects of our lives to bridge the gaps of what justifies an individuals views of another’s idea.

I speak this to you from experience as a survivor of abuse and family dysfunction. I don’t judge and I seek out my own decision of others through the actions that they show to me not their words.

How many can honestly say that they do know where I am coming from and can relate to this writing?

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  • Intuitive on Jan 13, 2010

    honestly speaking, I can’t relate to this, but can try to understand how it must have been. Have seen some individuals, who have suffered due to abuse. Seeing the positive side, u are an empowered being, through your own experiences. Some don’t even know why they are the way they are!

  • RS Wing on Feb 5, 2010

    A very introspective piece Cynthia. Being a survivor of abuse makes you that much stronger and wiser to the ways of the world. It’s very unfortunate to say the least, but you’ve made out of the other end and sharing your experiences can only help those still suffering from abuses. From my own experiences, creating does seem to be theraputic and a healthy outlet. This article really makes one think. From the heart honest piece. Thumbs up!

  • Butterfly Dreaming on Mar 12, 2010

    A strong and revealing piece Cynthia. I like the title.

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