What gets you up in the morning? Part 1

What gets you up in the morning? A few weeks ago, someone asked me this question. And honestly, it stumped me then and I'm still stumped.

I mean I get up every day- but usually grudgingly, wishing I'd gotten more sleep (especially uninterrupted sleep). And what usually makes me get out of bed is multiple children whining at the side of my bed, begging me to get up and make them breakfast (as least the younger ones that aren't physically able to get it themselves- the older ones have a higher tolerance to wait or they just make it themselves).

So I've been thinking, what gets me up in the morning? I could chalk it up to being more of a night-owl than a morning person, but that wasn't really the intention of the question.

The question has more to do with motivation and passion- what gets me going? To be honest, right now, I really can't think of anything.

Oh there are lots of things that I enjoy- but if they were really a passion, wouldn't I live my life to reflect that? In particular I think about my faith/relationship with God. If I had passion about someone/thing, wouldn't I WANT to get up early to spend time with them or doing that thing? Tired or not, I would drag my but out of bed because I knew that this thing would energize me for the day! But I don't- instead I pull the covers over the bed and tell my kids 'just a few more minutes'....

What gets me out of bed in the morning? To be excited and passionate about my day, what it holds and what I'll be doing is a gift from God, regardless of what happens or how my day turns out. It would also be a gift to model for my children. To embrace each day with joy and enthusiasm would be a great lesson for my children- to have them see me living life instead of trying to avoid it/numb myself through an over indulgence of TV/food/computer/etc.

For so long I have felt like my life is on hold to raise children- which really is totally NOT true! I have an incredibly difficult, if not impossible, task that has been set before me- how is that putting my life on hold?

Oh my word, I'm even more confused now than when I started! I think I need to ponder this topic more and see how it pans out.