I think it is the love given by my family and specially my Mom. Her loves drives my life because I feel she believes in me. I know she is present wheter I am doing good things or bad ones. She always finds the words that make me want to be a better person.
Moreover, another driving force is faith, that is to say faith in God, faith in life and faith on goodness.
At times, I think I should have more faith on myself but for the moment, this is ot the case.
I do not know. Perhaps it is a dream I have yet to define, or a love I have never acknowledged as a “driving force.” Does a car know it’s driver? Does a car care? Does a horse care? It feels sad to think of myself as a car or a horse though.
If I follow Padre Arrupe’s words, the answer would be love. But wouldn’t it be nice if it were my answer?
what gets me up in the day? i would say right now, it’s more of “hope” — just believeing that if i get up, something bright and something good is going to come of it.
At present, I am searching. I am trying out things with the hope that I would find myself, my place and my part in this world. That, is my driving force.
Of course the three essentials: faith, hope and love.
Different forces have driven me at different times. In childhood, it was fun, love and attention of others. Then a desire to acheive my dreams in adolescence. Now it is again a desire to progress, grow and have love and affection in my life.
i think for me it is to fulfill my destiny and become the person, -take the form- that God has planned for me..So i guess the driving force is to find my purpose in life, i think i have, which i believe is the reason I came here..
Then i think it’s important to have hope and faith that you CAN become that..
But i think hope and faith define your life only if you hope and believe in LOVE…
The driving force in my life is: FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE. To further elaborate, would like to quote the following…
FAITH: “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for and to be certain of the things we cannot see” - Heb. 11:1
HOPE: “All doctors know and would say that; a man can survive in 30 to 40 days without food. A man can survive in 6 to 10 days with no water. A man can survive in 3 to 7 minutes without air. But doctors did not know that a man cannot survive in one (1) second without HOPE.” - Unknown
LOVE: “Suppose I speak in the languages of human beings and of angels. If I don’t have love, I am only a loud gong or a noisy cymbal. Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I am nothing at all. Suppose I give everything I have to poor people. And suppose I give my body to be burned. If I don’t have love, I get nothing at all.” - 1 Cor 13:1-3
Even though I sometimes forget, my driving force is to express the aspect of universe with which I once was charged. My will is the will of all. Nothing more, nothing less.
The main driving force in my life and in many others’ lives is LOVE. :-)
Not the kind of love which expects something in return, but a nourishing one, which soothes, helps us grow and gives joy and enthusiasm in everything that we are and do.
That love which is a living force, beyond all limitations of any kind, full of colour and passion, when you feel that you have more than enough and you are so glad to share it with others… Love: eternal, abundant, bright and powerful!
This is the most important force of all forces and it is amazing: the more you offer, the more you receive. It is so great, so miraculous and profound, yet so humble and innocent… Love is a wonderful gift from God! It flows forever and ever and what you have to do is to surrender to its continuous flow, to allow it to flood your being. That’s all; simple, efficient and pure. Love contains everything, it’s like a huge puzzle in which all the other pieces play their part: Joy, Satisfaction, Courage, Integration, Bliss… The details and the big picture are one and the same, as they have the same essence.
May God bless the whole world with Love, Peace and Enlightment!
Affectionately and many hugs,
Carmen Larisa
If I wanted to say simply - I would say Love, but it’s a little bit more.
My driving force is my enchanted world hidden in my dreams and guided by my heart.
It makes my eyes smile, even on the rainy day.
The ‘driving force’, this requires total self awareness, and/or honesty with oneself. The automatic ‘correct answer’ is “LOVE”, but is that really true of me? (or you)……I have thought about it, and for this moment, I think my driving force is stimulation, to be stimulated mentally or physically….via asking questions and finding answers, there’s nothing worse than boredom.
My driving force is to transform bad things into good things and to find a good job and to love the people I love and to hate those I hate and of course to fullfill the book.
I agree with you gina “loneliness is such a drag” when burning the midnight lamp.
The driving force for me is a wish tht ….after i die i’ll see my angel…whom i call ‘papa’…i’ll b able to justify all the deeds i have done in my life and then he’ll embrace me. then i’ll be able to tell him…”Papa can i sleep forever now”
The driving force of my life is something that’s transcendent, for which my explantions do it no justice. I can feel it and recognize when I’m most in tune with it. There’s an energy, much like a pocket of light that one follows through a dark, dark cave, that is an undercurrent to many of the things that people have mentioned. I believe it to be an energy that links things like purpose, passion, love, God, the Universe, introspection, self-awarness, the cultiviation of character, etc. It all stems from once source. It’s powerful beyond any of our reason. And when one has become “enlightened” (however I don’t believe it to be quite as out of reach as some religions or philosophies might suppose) it is easy to recognize others who have tasted this energy and continue to seek it.
Really my driving force is my desire to find the control of myself; Knowing myself. Growing up as a person and be able to get every day a little bit further. Every day I can stumble, but my greatest joy is to stand up again and keep walking. There is where I see my real driving force. I say “I’m here now” and this is magical for me, because I know that if I had decided not to stand up, these magical words would have no meaning now.
I think that I have found my purpose in life and so my driving force is to live this purpose to its full potential. My biggest fear has always been to be on my death bed regretting never having the courage to create the life I always knew was possible. I can sometimes feel the power of excitement and expectation of life so strongly that it is euphoric. Seeing the sun come up every day and realising that I can create opportunities is all the driving force I need. I am lacking the love of a wonderful woman and so things aren’t perfect!
it’s amazing how one simple line can open a whole closet-full of throughts in one’s head! it would have been easy for me to answer that my family is the driving force in my life. but when i look at the situation i’m in now — i’m in my late twenties, in a foreign country far from my family, studying still and for most people in my country, neglecting my duties as a daughter to my mother and a sister to my siblings. i haven’t been much of a help to my family since i entered graduate school a couple of years ago, but having asked that question, the first thing that came to my mind was: my family. i know that with their support i can do anything and go anywhere i want. i just hope that i could give back to them everything they have given me as soon as i can.
The driving force and i would say the only force in my life is my son.Being a single parent,bringing up my son.educating him and trying to see some of my dreams in life being fulfilled through him is the drive that i need to keep myself going and i can proudly say that my son is fulfilling all my hopes and dreams.I only pray that this force will propel me all my life.
Driving force : cause and effect rule.
Cause : I am here. Effect : You will have to do thing you have been told to
I’ve been made to believe that “everyone requires to pay the price of coming onto playground, and so you have to” .. I am doing the things because I have been told that I should.. I have enough courage neither to follow my heart nor to follow other..
My driving force would be laughter, fun, love, anything that brings happiness and peace. Mainly, the beginning of each new day, and the night, when the day ends and I can look forward to another day… and of course have some fun!
My driving force is that perhaps today God will reveal his plan for me. Every day I am eager to feel his prescence and I am guided by his hand. Even when I am not aware! Giving to others is another major driving force in which I am acting out Gods plan for me and following through with the gifts he has given me. Its about casting out all evil and accepting the good that comes my way. Surrounding myself with white light and accepting the love of my family guides my decisions and path.
Love for My God, my passion to do what He pleases always makes me want to live my life more.
Love for the people around me, especially those who have been with me through a lot, they gave me support, pushed me to do better even when I cannot and would not seem to try anymore.
These my friends are what makes me want to live my life to its fullest potential.
Enjoy life, no one ever gets out of it alive.
“The only cure for Vitriol (bitterness) is an awareness of life.”
-Veronika decides to Die
great question, sir:)
do u find any inspiration in some of replies? maybe u can use some of ideas in ur next work…:)
my drive?
awarness…awarness of energy and spirit we carry within..awarness of the human beigns capacity…is keeping me going and looking forward for each new day and its challenges…being better wiser every day…walking towards my dreams is just awesome…and it is even better if i can see that people are following me…
I am looking around, and everything is dark; everything is still very painful. Why?
I am obviously doing something wrong but, how can I change this awful situation?
This is a lie, and I know this life of mine (the one I am living) is a lie. I know. And I would like to finish with this darkness. I want someone to come and Help me.
Please. If I am asking for Help, is because I REALLY need Help. I am in the abyss. There must be someone who know what to do to take me to my Place.
I’m so tired. And very angry. Anybody is going to Come? I prefer to Leave.
A you have the light inside, start accepting and loving the person you are, then you will start seeing what you call “the light”. There’s only one thing in life that can’t be repaired, as long you live the hope is there waiting for you.
…Sorry for the last few sentences …was’nt suppose to be … and hope i,m not too heavy..
But I want to say sorry to the person before me…just read it and..
I think, if that can help…
That when a man dont have nothing to loose …in order to find the light…the first step is to go search for it because it’s true that it will never come to you. But that means that you have to get out first of this painfull situation that you are in. When that happened to me i litterally ran away with no hope ,nothing to loose but everything to discover; with nothing else than a backpack and the small courage i had left.. It reveal you to yourself and miraculeusement change all the lies for the Holly truth. And if you keep your eyes open you’ll see how much you’re shining compare to other less lucky…………..therefore you’ll be able to see the light in their eyes and you’ll be able to use it as a force next time the darkness will knock at you door again.
To be as true to myself as I know how to be, and thus discover and experience God’s intention in creating me, and to let others see me as I am, without shame or pride, and thus to be able to see others as they are, without judgment or envy, only love.
This is what I strive for. I don’t always reach it, but I keep going in that direction.
this is for ”A” :
Dear “A”, those words of yous are drenched in negativity.
I suggest to throw it in the bin and also the people and circumstances that bring it to you.
(small peope make you feel small)
you can bring a change, in uer life.
Memories
I turn off the lights, slip in between the sheets, lay down my head on the pillow, and hope I get to sleep well tonight. I close my eyes with memories of his belly button, the warmth of his skin against mine, his funny looking ingrown toenail, and the view of his long curly eyelashes as I lay my head on his chest and gaze up to see his face…a tear falls on the pillow…and I doze off to sleep….The end of another day. And when I wake up the following morning, I whisper to myself…”I made it through yesterday…now all I have to do is just live through today…” Little baby-steps…one day at a time…yesterday might not have been the best of what I could have done for a day’s worth but to survive each day without giving into the dark side is good enough for me. For now.
As I drive to my review class, I see nursing students clad in their pristine white uniforms hailing for a jeepney ride, almost late for duty, I assume…then I remember my baby…imagining how he would be waiting for the right jeepney that would bring him to his next hospital duty, white uniform and black messenger bag strapped across his chest…or the light blue scrub suit he wore for his pediatric rotation…a teardrop manages to roll down my cheeks as I turn left into the review class driveway…
I review a lecture on Diabetes Mellitus…and I remember how I edited his Diabetes powerpoint report…and helped him understand the concepts of insulin insufficiency…I see him nod, smile and say “ang galing naman ng baby ko…” Tears start to blur my vision and I struggle to finish the video…
Taking my lunch break, I stare out my car window…hearing my voice…my dad on the phone…telling him that Ren has just passed away…I sob and sob…struggling to finish each word…”wala na si Ren, Dad…Patay na si Ren!” A teardrop falls on the sliced mango I am eating for lunch…then I wipe my cheeks to dry the tears as walk towards my review class again…
It seems that the memories of him are so vivid. Everytime I remember him, it seems that I want to squeeze every minute detail of his being. Why do these pleasant memories of him bring so much pain in my heart? How am I holding up? How do you hold up with memories of him?
I do hope that one day, his memories…my memories of him, will only bring joy and a smile across my face…shouldn’t it be that way? Until then…
Hi All,
it is so interesting and impressive to read all your comments…it shows a lot from person’s character, if u can read in between lines…:)i am really enjoying it…
some people write, what they think would paulo like(f.e., quotes or ideas from his books)…come on, he knows, we read his books, otherwise we wouldnt be on his blog:)
some people are “hitting” at each other and writing what would the person they intend to be interested in would like…
some people write what they have seen in the beginning of the comments…i mean, they read question and then went through few answer on the top, so their comment is similar to content of first comments…:)
some of them, they just scroll down, to leave reply and read what was last comment and they got carried away with it lil…
some people write story, memory and they are seeking for attention and appreciation…
:)
i am just really enjoying it
guys, pls no offence, i am just analysing and putting my thoughts on the screen:)
i do resect all of u, your spirit and energy, keep going, be driven by whatever force it is…
variety makes life interesting, so be yourself, share your energy as much as you can…there are no limits…no border…no lack of anything…ask-believe- shall receive…
just dream and believe in it…and if someone laugh at u…laugh with them…dont be jealous…dont compete…nothing can stop u…only u can be a real “hand break” for yourself…
enough for today
cheers
luv and respect,
i.
skype: sendecka
:)
call me up, if u wanna have a chat:)
every time i wake up, what propels me to get up from my bed is the excitement of expecting something wonderful about to come. i want to experience something beautiful everyday. i really love surprises and i enjoy how life can be very unpredictable. i would always look for something that would make me feel good and make the most out of it. even simplest and smallest things could make me jump with joy, like seeing a butterfly or shells or moonbathing or listening to my ipod or reading kama sutra! hehehe! people tell me, especially my boss and ex-lovers, i act like a child all the time, even my outbursts of temper are so childish too hahaha! but i know what i want, and nothing could deter me from my passion for my art, my sexuality, my desires, my loved ones, my freedom. aah, the freedom to feel good! most people would only say im crazy for doing things i love. but i think what separates me from others is being able to take risks, of being daring to experience something i know would be beautiful. altho this type of driving force got pros and cons, can affect other people too, well, im aware of that. but u cant make other people happy if ur not happy with yourself right?
guess what, i’ve been through that ‘darkeness’ too so many times before. i’ve had 2 suicide attempts before and my latest depression took me 2 years to recover. well, it’s just a matter of shifting your perspective. really. your mind is powerful enough to make negative thoughts, but i tell you, positive thoughts are much much stronger and more powerful! u can change that in a second. one thing is to not think of those negative thoughts anymore, dont let them control you, u must be the master. it took me two years because i allowed to prolong it. it’s really okay to feel angry, why not??? according to the faeries oracle:
grief usually starts with “shock/denial, anger/guilt, emotional storm, then comes acceptance, regaining of perspective, the beginning of healing, and deepening of our capacity to love.”
i hope this could help bring out your own “flashlight” in your walk thru darkness! well, just think of happy thoughts from now on. altho i know it’s hard to listen to some stranger’s advice, but life is really amazing, trust me, i’ve been there. time to count your blessings, especially the ’small’ ones that your taking for granted. i know you know how to love deeply. just start with yourself first, okie?
And some people write their conclusions with respect to what they figure that they have figured out about what other people figure, in spite of having so little to base their conclusions upon, and then go further to tell those other people what they figure that they should do and how they should be.
Someone will come, you just have to know how to recognize them when they do. You are not alone, and you are not the first to go through what you are going through. What you said reminded me of a story I heard a long time ago:
A man was stuck at the bottom of a hole. He looked up and saw a priest walking by. “Hey Father, can you help me? I am stuck in this hole” he said to the priest. The priest said a prayer and continued walking.
Later he saw a doctor walking and yelled up “Hey doc, I am stuck in this hole, can you help me”. The doctor took out his pad and wrote a prescription and dropped it down the hole to the man.
Some time after that he saw an old friend and yelled up to him “hey buddy, I am stuck in this hole can you help me?”
His buddy then jumped down in hole with the man. The man looked at his friend as said “Great..now we are both stuck down in this hole”.
His friend looked at him and said “True, but I have been in this hole before, and I know the way out”.
There is someone in your life who has been in that same abyss, and they can help you find the way out. Don’t loose hope, hope is great thing, and great things never die.
to Wanblliska,
i have answered the question very much, just my answer is not anymore strategically positioned anymore (which means nor begining nor end of list).so have a look once again and u will find out what is my driving force..and it is awarnes…
cheers
lots of luv
A.V.C.,
i can figure out many things, but cant figure out what AVC stands for?:)
in case u wanna disclose it, u know that where u will find me…(skype i guess)
cheers to all people connected and filled with infinite energy
luv
i.
above all
peace with myself
peace with others
peace between one another and the natural world
we need to end this destructive cycle of obtaining absolute power by trying to conquer and control other people, ideas, and the world around us. when our minds, hearts, and bodies are at peace with one another only thing will we be able to fully experience that which we wish for… love, truth, beauty, happiness
Que otra fuerza podría impulsarme? Those are more than enough to know that in life theres lots to risk but your beliefs, your ideals are those you must die for.
why do i check on people how do they react?
cause i guess thats the purpose of blogging…dont y think so? in the blog u read other peoples’ comments, cause u have no other way how to interact with them, just tru “screen”
in real life u listen to them, look into eyes, observe body language…
and believe me, life is not one man show, human being is social individual…u just cant ignore answers for meanningful questions…can u?
I cant..
The letters of the name mean Nothing in merely expressing the singular energy giving birth to duality - thus developing a triplicity, veiled behind the four virtues associated with that name.
My curiosity.to live…is my driving force..I love to be on a journey, and I think that everyday is a journey through my life. Everyday gives me something new to reflect on. One day it is love, the next anger, another one it is fear or grief or hapiness and so on..Everyday brings a special meeting whatever it is..but it gives me the very special meeting with myself…
Take care..
search and trial
i am still searching for the what to call a driving force in my life, all i know is that it is there; namless it is but it is there ad i am trying to put my finger o it
It’s a good question Paulo to bring people to the table to express their answers. But it is a deceiving question because there is no such thing as a “driving force” in one’s life.
It is an illusion to distract people from their lives.
There is nothing there Paulo and with all due respect the others other than you and me. The search for answers distracts us from living and living is what life throws at us.
But what about all the unanswered questions everyone has? I do not know. Do you?
A grande força da minha vida é a luz de Deus e a amorosa dedicaçao dos Mestres Ascensos da Grande Fraternidade Branca que dedicam suas vidas ao serviço do planeta terra e de toda a humanidade na esperança que um dia todos sejamos portadores de luz.. sao eles que me inspiram e me impulsionam a ser um ser melhor e a dedicar a minha vida ao Serviço é com fé e amor que tento evoluir espiritualmente e cumprir minha missao na terra e o plano Divino que deus me concedeu.. espero poder sempre partilhar tudo o que sei com todos os seres que comigo andam pelas estradas da vida.. todos os GUERREIROS DA LUZ
Quelle est cette force qui nous maintient debout et qui nous fait avancer malgrès tout nos faux pas, nos trébuchements et nos errances?
Pour ma part, je pense qu’on n’a rien a prouver, et je l’e prouve.
tout est écrit, Maktub
dans les livres,
dans le ciel,
dans nos coeurs, dans un sourire, dans une larme, dans le chant d’un oiseau,
tout est posé, il faut juste relever,
prendre, apprendre, se reprendre,
sans se méprendre, se comprendre et s’éprendre.
superposé, il suffit de révéler.
Peace off
PS: the secret word for tonite is : Stop.
“Love, Sex, Faith & Fear and all the things that keep us here.”
a Man & a Woman by U2 in How to dismantle an atomic bomb.
And please respect yourself, your neighboors and women and children.
to A:
WE thank you for trying, for not quitting, because every time a soul is lost evil ‘wins’, and this affects us all, believe it or not, with ways you don’t know.. we are a chain, and everything we do affects us all
So take care
Sending love to you!!
Annie
It’s the belief in mankind.
The belief that all human beings together form god.
We can create and destroy.
We can love and hate.
We can sin and forgive.
It’s the belief that good will beat evil.
(That’s what keeps me away from suicide and motivates me to carry on fighting for a better world.)
the woman, appetite for knowledge and gretest inclination for new experiences and excitement are driving forces in my life.
For me, its 2 things..
Love, and dreams.
CURIOSITY plays a major role in my life.
I think it is the love given by my family and specially my Mom. Her loves drives my life because I feel she believes in me. I know she is present wheter I am doing good things or bad ones. She always finds the words that make me want to be a better person.
Moreover, another driving force is faith, that is to say faith in God, faith in life and faith on goodness.
At times, I think I should have more faith on myself but for the moment, this is ot the case.
There are more than one driving force, anything that can make feel wealthier (I don’t mean money) in anyway, but the most important are my children
The Divine Light.
I do not know. Perhaps it is a dream I have yet to define, or a love I have never acknowledged as a “driving force.” Does a car know it’s driver? Does a car care? Does a horse care? It feels sad to think of myself as a car or a horse though.
If I follow Padre Arrupe’s words, the answer would be love. But wouldn’t it be nice if it were my answer?
what gets me up in the day? i would say right now, it’s more of “hope” — just believeing that if i get up, something bright and something good is going to come of it.
Faith in God, fellow warriors of light and the love that my wife has for me.
Must be: Very much LOVE!.
It is Biblic!.
Jesuschrist come to earth to give LOVE and died for US!.
God bless to ALL!.
At present, I am searching. I am trying out things with the hope that I would find myself, my place and my part in this world. That, is my driving force.
Of course the three essentials: faith, hope and love.
Different forces have driven me at different times. In childhood, it was fun, love and attention of others. Then a desire to acheive my dreams in adolescence. Now it is again a desire to progress, grow and have love and affection in my life.
Death is the driving force for me to have a fulfiling life
thru this space u make us think !
Love. It’s what’s keeping me alive.
Ma force est celle de connaître Lovevampirelove et la votre ?
Black.
Faith!
i think for me it is to fulfill my destiny and become the person, -take the form- that God has planned for me..So i guess the driving force is to find my purpose in life, i think i have, which i believe is the reason I came here..
Then i think it’s important to have hope and faith that you CAN become that..
But i think hope and faith define your life only if you hope and believe in LOVE…
The driving force in my life is: FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE. To further elaborate, would like to quote the following…
FAITH: “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for and to be certain of the things we cannot see” - Heb. 11:1
HOPE: “All doctors know and would say that; a man can survive in 30 to 40 days without food. A man can survive in 6 to 10 days with no water. A man can survive in 3 to 7 minutes without air. But doctors did not know that a man cannot survive in one (1) second without HOPE.” - Unknown
LOVE: “Suppose I speak in the languages of human beings and of angels. If I don’t have love, I am only a loud gong or a noisy cymbal. Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I am nothing at all. Suppose I give everything I have to poor people. And suppose I give my body to be burned. If I don’t have love, I get nothing at all.” - 1 Cor 13:1-3
El Amor.
Even though I sometimes forget, my driving force is to express the aspect of universe with which I once was charged. My will is the will of all. Nothing more, nothing less.
For me is Love, Adventure, Knowledge, Friends, my parents and people who i love and who i want to know
Dear Paulo and friends,
The main driving force in my life and in many others’ lives is LOVE. :-)
Not the kind of love which expects something in return, but a nourishing one, which soothes, helps us grow and gives joy and enthusiasm in everything that we are and do.
That love which is a living force, beyond all limitations of any kind, full of colour and passion, when you feel that you have more than enough and you are so glad to share it with others… Love: eternal, abundant, bright and powerful!
This is the most important force of all forces and it is amazing: the more you offer, the more you receive. It is so great, so miraculous and profound, yet so humble and innocent… Love is a wonderful gift from God! It flows forever and ever and what you have to do is to surrender to its continuous flow, to allow it to flood your being. That’s all; simple, efficient and pure. Love contains everything, it’s like a huge puzzle in which all the other pieces play their part: Joy, Satisfaction, Courage, Integration, Bliss… The details and the big picture are one and the same, as they have the same essence.
May God bless the whole world with Love, Peace and Enlightment!
Affectionately and many hugs,
Carmen Larisa
If I wanted to say simply - I would say Love, but it’s a little bit more.
My driving force is my enchanted world hidden in my dreams and guided by my heart.
It makes my eyes smile, even on the rainy day.
love
Agnieszka
Agnieszka:
Lindo!!!!
Beautifull!!!!
The driving force in my life is the desire to grow as a person, to progress, to be better! The desire to love and be loved!
The ‘driving force’, this requires total self awareness, and/or honesty with oneself. The automatic ‘correct answer’ is “LOVE”, but is that really true of me? (or you)……I have thought about it, and for this moment, I think my driving force is stimulation, to be stimulated mentally or physically….via asking questions and finding answers, there’s nothing worse than boredom.
My driving force is to transform bad things into good things and to find a good job and to love the people I love and to hate those I hate and of course to fullfill the book.
I agree with you gina “loneliness is such a drag” when burning the midnight lamp.
The driving force for me is a wish tht ….after i die i’ll see my angel…whom i call ‘papa’…i’ll b able to justify all the deeds i have done in my life and then he’ll embrace me. then i’ll be able to tell him…”Papa can i sleep forever now”
I have to say its exactly what “lauds” has said above, i basically dont know, but it is faith getting me up every morning.
The driving force of my life is something that’s transcendent, for which my explantions do it no justice. I can feel it and recognize when I’m most in tune with it. There’s an energy, much like a pocket of light that one follows through a dark, dark cave, that is an undercurrent to many of the things that people have mentioned. I believe it to be an energy that links things like purpose, passion, love, God, the Universe, introspection, self-awarness, the cultiviation of character, etc. It all stems from once source. It’s powerful beyond any of our reason. And when one has become “enlightened” (however I don’t believe it to be quite as out of reach as some religions or philosophies might suppose) it is easy to recognize others who have tasted this energy and continue to seek it.
LOVE, DEATH, JOY, HOPE
Really my driving force is my desire to find the control of myself; Knowing myself. Growing up as a person and be able to get every day a little bit further. Every day I can stumble, but my greatest joy is to stand up again and keep walking. There is where I see my real driving force. I say “I’m here now” and this is magical for me, because I know that if I had decided not to stand up, these magical words would have no meaning now.
“What is the driving force in your life?”
The fact that I still have not found the reason why I am here. I’m sure I’ll die before I learn it, but hey its better than nothing:))
Hope you all have found yours:))
I think that I have found my purpose in life and so my driving force is to live this purpose to its full potential. My biggest fear has always been to be on my death bed regretting never having the courage to create the life I always knew was possible. I can sometimes feel the power of excitement and expectation of life so strongly that it is euphoric. Seeing the sun come up every day and realising that I can create opportunities is all the driving force I need. I am lacking the love of a wonderful woman and so things aren’t perfect!
the energy called “love”
it’s amazing how one simple line can open a whole closet-full of throughts in one’s head! it would have been easy for me to answer that my family is the driving force in my life. but when i look at the situation i’m in now — i’m in my late twenties, in a foreign country far from my family, studying still and for most people in my country, neglecting my duties as a daughter to my mother and a sister to my siblings. i haven’t been much of a help to my family since i entered graduate school a couple of years ago, but having asked that question, the first thing that came to my mind was: my family. i know that with their support i can do anything and go anywhere i want. i just hope that i could give back to them everything they have given me as soon as i can.
The search for peace of mind & heart, the search for love & the search for true happiness.
The driving force and i would say the only force in my life is my son.Being a single parent,bringing up my son.educating him and trying to see some of my dreams in life being fulfilled through him is the drive that i need to keep myself going and i can proudly say that my son is fulfilling all my hopes and dreams.I only pray that this force will propel me all my life.
I agree with you Paulo!
Butterfly
Driving force : cause and effect rule.
Cause : I am here. Effect : You will have to do thing you have been told to
I’ve been made to believe that “everyone requires to pay the price of coming onto playground, and so you have to” .. I am doing the things because I have been told that I should.. I have enough courage neither to follow my heart nor to follow other..
My driving force would be laughter, fun, love, anything that brings happiness and peace. Mainly, the beginning of each new day, and the night, when the day ends and I can look forward to another day… and of course have some fun!
To me it`s Love.
Love
Biedronka
My driving force is that perhaps today God will reveal his plan for me. Every day I am eager to feel his prescence and I am guided by his hand. Even when I am not aware! Giving to others is another major driving force in which I am acting out Gods plan for me and following through with the gifts he has given me. Its about casting out all evil and accepting the good that comes my way. Surrounding myself with white light and accepting the love of my family guides my decisions and path.
namaste x
I have discovered today after one day of thinking, that the driving force in my life is the power to heal through MERCY.
My two greatest driving forces are still love.
Love for My God, my passion to do what He pleases always makes me want to live my life more.
Love for the people around me, especially those who have been with me through a lot, they gave me support, pushed me to do better even when I cannot and would not seem to try anymore.
These my friends are what makes me want to live my life to its fullest potential.
Enjoy life, no one ever gets out of it alive.
“The only cure for Vitriol (bitterness) is an awareness of life.”
-Veronika decides to Die
great question, sir:)
do u find any inspiration in some of replies? maybe u can use some of ideas in ur next work…:)
my drive?
awarness…awarness of energy and spirit we carry within..awarness of the human beigns capacity…is keeping me going and looking forward for each new day and its challenges…being better wiser every day…walking towards my dreams is just awesome…and it is even better if i can see that people are following me…
cheers,
talk to u soon, paolo
skype ID:sendecka
OMG, i mispelled your name, my bad
my appology Paulo:)
cheers
i.
Love.Selfless love.(love without any expectations) The moment we start experiencing this in our life it ll be the driving force in all our life.
with love
Vijay.V.
GOD
His Love…
gives light for every being…it is my force to believe in humanity, in…
Love is
Hildegarde
“FEAR”
“FAITH”
“FEAR”
“FAITH”
“FEAR”
—>”FAITH”,,”FAITH”,,”FAITH”…
“hopes”…
“a madness”…
“a desire to find… i don’t know what..”
…those are the times when i’m really being driven…
but…there are also the times when i’m just sitting still….waiting..!!!
at those other times my driving force becomes a drifting force…. it haunts me…. doesn’t let me rest….
too much???
whatever!!!
Marmara,
Thank You.
love
Agnieszka
The cosmic energy that exists in, and around everything.
As long i feel i’m in contact with it, there are no limits of far i can go.
C
sorry for the bad spelling
Why am I still in the darkness?
I am looking around, and everything is dark; everything is still very painful. Why?
I am obviously doing something wrong but, how can I change this awful situation?
This is a lie, and I know this life of mine (the one I am living) is a lie. I know. And I would like to finish with this darkness. I want someone to come and Help me.
Please. If I am asking for Help, is because I REALLY need Help. I am in the abyss. There must be someone who know what to do to take me to my Place.
I’m so tired. And very angry. Anybody is going to Come? I prefer to Leave.
Hi all! first time on the blog…nice to meet u ..
If we talking about force,
of course love come first.
But what’s really keeps me alive
is to everyday
do my best to stay away
from lies
so that one day
all together we can
with the force of our heart
make a change and end
all the people’s pain
so that on earth only Love remain.
is to hope that one day
all together
we’ll find a way
the violence and injustice
into
left me revolted on earth.
A you have the light inside, start accepting and loving the person you are, then you will start seeing what you call “the light”. There’s only one thing in life that can’t be repaired, as long you live the hope is there waiting for you.
A big kiss :)
…Sorry for the last few sentences …was’nt suppose to be … and hope i,m not too heavy..
But I want to say sorry to the person before me…just read it and..
I think, if that can help…
That when a man dont have nothing to loose …in order to find the light…the first step is to go search for it because it’s true that it will never come to you. But that means that you have to get out first of this painfull situation that you are in. When that happened to me i litterally ran away with no hope ,nothing to loose but everything to discover; with nothing else than a backpack and the small courage i had left.. It reveal you to yourself and miraculeusement change all the lies for the Holly truth. And if you keep your eyes open you’ll see how much you’re shining compare to other less lucky…………..therefore you’ll be able to see the light in their eyes and you’ll be able to use it as a force next time the darkness will knock at you door again.
Hope…….Iza
To be as true to myself as I know how to be, and thus discover and experience God’s intention in creating me, and to let others see me as I am, without shame or pride, and thus to be able to see others as they are, without judgment or envy, only love.
This is what I strive for. I don’t always reach it, but I keep going in that direction.
Answers
this is for ”A” :
Dear “A”, those words of yous are drenched in negativity.
I suggest to throw it in the bin and also the people and circumstances that bring it to you.
(small peope make you feel small)
you can bring a change, in uer life.
blessed be !!!!
awareness !
Memories
I turn off the lights, slip in between the sheets, lay down my head on the pillow, and hope I get to sleep well tonight. I close my eyes with memories of his belly button, the warmth of his skin against mine, his funny looking ingrown toenail, and the view of his long curly eyelashes as I lay my head on his chest and gaze up to see his face…a tear falls on the pillow…and I doze off to sleep….The end of another day. And when I wake up the following morning, I whisper to myself…”I made it through yesterday…now all I have to do is just live through today…” Little baby-steps…one day at a time…yesterday might not have been the best of what I could have done for a day’s worth but to survive each day without giving into the dark side is good enough for me. For now.
As I drive to my review class, I see nursing students clad in their pristine white uniforms hailing for a jeepney ride, almost late for duty, I assume…then I remember my baby…imagining how he would be waiting for the right jeepney that would bring him to his next hospital duty, white uniform and black messenger bag strapped across his chest…or the light blue scrub suit he wore for his pediatric rotation…a teardrop manages to roll down my cheeks as I turn left into the review class driveway…
I review a lecture on Diabetes Mellitus…and I remember how I edited his Diabetes powerpoint report…and helped him understand the concepts of insulin insufficiency…I see him nod, smile and say “ang galing naman ng baby ko…” Tears start to blur my vision and I struggle to finish the video…
Taking my lunch break, I stare out my car window…hearing my voice…my dad on the phone…telling him that Ren has just passed away…I sob and sob…struggling to finish each word…”wala na si Ren, Dad…Patay na si Ren!” A teardrop falls on the sliced mango I am eating for lunch…then I wipe my cheeks to dry the tears as walk towards my review class again…
It seems that the memories of him are so vivid. Everytime I remember him, it seems that I want to squeeze every minute detail of his being. Why do these pleasant memories of him bring so much pain in my heart? How am I holding up? How do you hold up with memories of him?
I do hope that one day, his memories…my memories of him, will only bring joy and a smile across my face…shouldn’t it be that way? Until then…
Hi All,
it is so interesting and impressive to read all your comments…it shows a lot from person’s character, if u can read in between lines…:)i am really enjoying it…
some people write, what they think would paulo like(f.e., quotes or ideas from his books)…come on, he knows, we read his books, otherwise we wouldnt be on his blog:)
some people are “hitting” at each other and writing what would the person they intend to be interested in would like…
some people write what they have seen in the beginning of the comments…i mean, they read question and then went through few answer on the top, so their comment is similar to content of first comments…:)
some of them, they just scroll down, to leave reply and read what was last comment and they got carried away with it lil…
some people write story, memory and they are seeking for attention and appreciation…
:)
i am just really enjoying it
guys, pls no offence, i am just analysing and putting my thoughts on the screen:)
i do resect all of u, your spirit and energy, keep going, be driven by whatever force it is…
variety makes life interesting, so be yourself, share your energy as much as you can…there are no limits…no border…no lack of anything…ask-believe- shall receive…
just dream and believe in it…and if someone laugh at u…laugh with them…dont be jealous…dont compete…nothing can stop u…only u can be a real “hand break” for yourself…
enough for today
cheers
luv and respect,
i.
skype: sendecka
:)
call me up, if u wanna have a chat:)
Ljubav Lepota Dobrota = Amor Belleza Bondad = Love Beauty Goodness
Saludos cordiales:)
Well, it has to be my creator and His beautiful creations!
And these creations include my dad, my whole family, the people, the arts most specially music and literature!
Desperation. So little time, so much to do…
every time i wake up, what propels me to get up from my bed is the excitement of expecting something wonderful about to come. i want to experience something beautiful everyday. i really love surprises and i enjoy how life can be very unpredictable. i would always look for something that would make me feel good and make the most out of it. even simplest and smallest things could make me jump with joy, like seeing a butterfly or shells or moonbathing or listening to my ipod or reading kama sutra! hehehe! people tell me, especially my boss and ex-lovers, i act like a child all the time, even my outbursts of temper are so childish too hahaha! but i know what i want, and nothing could deter me from my passion for my art, my sexuality, my desires, my loved ones, my freedom. aah, the freedom to feel good! most people would only say im crazy for doing things i love. but i think what separates me from others is being able to take risks, of being daring to experience something i know would be beautiful. altho this type of driving force got pros and cons, can affect other people too, well, im aware of that. but u cant make other people happy if ur not happy with yourself right?
just spreading some sunshine here!
love and hugs,
adrienne
hi A!
guess what, i’ve been through that ‘darkeness’ too so many times before. i’ve had 2 suicide attempts before and my latest depression took me 2 years to recover. well, it’s just a matter of shifting your perspective. really. your mind is powerful enough to make negative thoughts, but i tell you, positive thoughts are much much stronger and more powerful! u can change that in a second. one thing is to not think of those negative thoughts anymore, dont let them control you, u must be the master. it took me two years because i allowed to prolong it. it’s really okay to feel angry, why not??? according to the faeries oracle:
grief usually starts with “shock/denial, anger/guilt, emotional storm, then comes acceptance, regaining of perspective, the beginning of healing, and deepening of our capacity to love.”
i hope this could help bring out your own “flashlight” in your walk thru darkness! well, just think of happy thoughts from now on. altho i know it’s hard to listen to some stranger’s advice, but life is really amazing, trust me, i’ve been there. time to count your blessings, especially the ’small’ ones that your taking for granted. i know you know how to love deeply. just start with yourself first, okie?
BIG HUGs!!! ;)
To learn how to live in balance
Ivanka,
And some people write their conclusions with respect to what they figure that they have figured out about what other people figure, in spite of having so little to base their conclusions upon, and then go further to tell those other people what they figure that they should do and how they should be.
That is also impressive, I figure.
:)
This is for ‘A’
Someone will come, you just have to know how to recognize them when they do. You are not alone, and you are not the first to go through what you are going through. What you said reminded me of a story I heard a long time ago:
A man was stuck at the bottom of a hole. He looked up and saw a priest walking by. “Hey Father, can you help me? I am stuck in this hole” he said to the priest. The priest said a prayer and continued walking.
Later he saw a doctor walking and yelled up “Hey doc, I am stuck in this hole, can you help me”. The doctor took out his pad and wrote a prescription and dropped it down the hole to the man.
Some time after that he saw an old friend and yelled up to him “hey buddy, I am stuck in this hole can you help me?”
His buddy then jumped down in hole with the man. The man looked at his friend as said “Great..now we are both stuck down in this hole”.
His friend looked at him and said “True, but I have been in this hole before, and I know the way out”.
There is someone in your life who has been in that same abyss, and they can help you find the way out. Don’t loose hope, hope is great thing, and great things never die.
To Ivanka,
…and some talk about what others should have done, without answering the question. ;)
Lol
Fun and surprises.
to Wanblliska,
i have answered the question very much, just my answer is not anymore strategically positioned anymore (which means nor begining nor end of list).so have a look once again and u will find out what is my driving force..and it is awarnes…
cheers
lots of luv
A.V.C.,
i can figure out many things, but cant figure out what AVC stands for?:)
in case u wanna disclose it, u know that where u will find me…(skype i guess)
cheers to all people connected and filled with infinite energy
luv
i.
PEACE
above all
peace with myself
peace with others
peace between one another and the natural world
we need to end this destructive cycle of obtaining absolute power by trying to conquer and control other people, ideas, and the world around us. when our minds, hearts, and bodies are at peace with one another only thing will we be able to fully experience that which we wish for… love, truth, beauty, happiness
Ivanka,
Why do you check on people,
on how they react,
instead of living
your own,
inventive life?
:-)
love
Agnieszka
Ivanka, it’s a pleasure to be able to give someone a moment of “joy”. You are right, to read the comments… shows a lot from a person’s character.
Mis Ideales, Mis Valores. Mis Creencias.
Que otra fuerza podría impulsarme? Those are more than enough to know that in life theres lots to risk but your beliefs, your ideals are those you must die for.
Paulo,
Whats your driving force in life?
Learning to trust God and living by His will is the driving force to my life. That is what defines me.
God Bless you paulo!
Thank you
lovely agniezska,
why do i check on people how do they react?
cause i guess thats the purpose of blogging…dont y think so? in the blog u read other peoples’ comments, cause u have no other way how to interact with them, just tru “screen”
in real life u listen to them, look into eyes, observe body language…
and believe me, life is not one man show, human being is social individual…u just cant ignore answers for meanningful questions…can u?
I cant..
have a brilliant day,
cheers
respect,
i.
‘Acceptance of me the way i am’ is the only drive keeping me Alive.
Ivanka,
The letters of the name mean Nothing in merely expressing the singular energy giving birth to duality - thus developing a triplicity, veiled behind the four virtues associated with that name.
to prove my worth to the world. i will continue to drive and i will succeed
just watch
;)
My curiosity.to live…is my driving force..I love to be on a journey, and I think that everyday is a journey through my life. Everyday gives me something new to reflect on. One day it is love, the next anger, another one it is fear or grief or hapiness and so on..Everyday brings a special meeting whatever it is..but it gives me the very special meeting with myself…
Take care..
My Daughter !!
xRanjana
Ivanka,
You’ve not communicated,
You’ve judged,
but it’s OK,
it’s funny,
I’m touched.
Don’t take it personally,
I’m through,
I love You anyway,
it’s true.
:-)ha, ha, ha,:-)
lots of love
Agnieszka
search and trial
i am still searching for the what to call a driving force in my life, all i know is that it is there; namless it is but it is there ad i am trying to put my finger o it
Well-said Michaela!
The driving force in my life is knowing there is always more to learn about myself and the world I live in.
Discovery is exciting!!
Creation.
Laura.
My driving force is fantasy and the love of life.
It’s a good question Paulo to bring people to the table to express their answers. But it is a deceiving question because there is no such thing as a “driving force” in one’s life.
It is an illusion to distract people from their lives.
There is nothing there Paulo and with all due respect the others other than you and me. The search for answers distracts us from living and living is what life throws at us.
But what about all the unanswered questions everyone has? I do not know. Do you?
Naive curiosity and a pursuit for love.
Simple, perhaps, but what else can it be? I’m agnostic for good reason.
Thank you from the bottom of my Heart for your answers.
I love you.
I would like to answer my love for humanity, but I am afraid it is only my curiosity in what man will do next
To become aware who I am and to improve on it. Next life I will do the same so I become better and better and better.
A grande força da minha vida é a luz de Deus e a amorosa dedicaçao dos Mestres Ascensos da Grande Fraternidade Branca que dedicam suas vidas ao serviço do planeta terra e de toda a humanidade na esperança que um dia todos sejamos portadores de luz.. sao eles que me inspiram e me impulsionam a ser um ser melhor e a dedicar a minha vida ao Serviço é com fé e amor que tento evoluir espiritualmente e cumprir minha missao na terra e o plano Divino que deus me concedeu.. espero poder sempre partilhar tudo o que sei com todos os seres que comigo andam pelas estradas da vida.. todos os GUERREIROS DA LUZ
Quelle est cette force qui nous maintient debout et qui nous fait avancer malgrès tout nos faux pas, nos trébuchements et nos errances?
Pour ma part, je pense qu’on n’a rien a prouver, et je l’e prouve.
tout est écrit, Maktub
dans les livres,
dans le ciel,
dans nos coeurs, dans un sourire, dans une larme, dans le chant d’un oiseau,
tout est posé, il faut juste relever,
prendre, apprendre, se reprendre,
sans se méprendre, se comprendre et s’éprendre.
superposé, il suffit de révéler.
Peace off
PS: the secret word for tonite is : Stop.
“Love, Sex, Faith & Fear and all the things that keep us here.”
a Man & a Woman by U2 in How to dismantle an atomic bomb.
And please respect yourself, your neighboors and women and children.
Les vies denses!
Demian
to A:
WE thank you for trying, for not quitting, because every time a soul is lost evil ‘wins’, and this affects us all, believe it or not, with ways you don’t know.. we are a chain, and everything we do affects us all
So take care
Sending love to you!!
Annie
It’s the belief in mankind.
The belief that all human beings together form god.
We can create and destroy.
We can love and hate.
We can sin and forgive.
It’s the belief that good will beat evil.
(That’s what keeps me away from suicide and motivates me to carry on fighting for a better world.)
To the Anonymous.
Indeed one have to take off one’s mask to see.
Who looks for, finds, we say here in France. Maybe you heard about the sentence?
Moreover, when one says “there’s nothing” what can life can give to him, but nothing, nada zero..?
Why would life give answe