Positive Quotes

[TheGoodGuy]

Basically a counter to the Toxic Positivity Quotes thread I just made since for the last 6 months I have tried very hard to better myself and therefor as a part of that I cycle through positive quotes as my desktop background which changed every 6 hours so I can read them and sit a minute to think about them. If people are interested I can post a few once in a while.

Anyways here is a few.

 

[Lostandlooking]

'Exhaustion without reward is torture'

I don't really know who wrote that. But I personally like to change it somewhat: 'suffering without reward is torture'.

For some people, pushing themselves to reach a goal brings great satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment. There's a reward when you put in the effort and succeed at the thing you wanted to achieve. If that's you, this quote might not be for you.

For me I found it just doesn't work that way. Even when I achieve things I work really hard for, I rarely get that sense of achievement. Or any positive feeling. Graduated college; couldn't give a f*ck. Only glad it was finally over. This especially applied to working hard at jobs, social things and certain physical activities.

In hindsight, these things that were supposed to bring satisfaction through hardship were way too difficult for me. I struggled, I kept believing that at some point, surely, it must all be worth it! But now I sometimes think about that quote when I am tempted to push myself again. I have chronic pain issues. And I realized there's no secret reward for not taking drugs to relieve my pain. I struggle with sleeping, there's no reward for not taking that sleeping pill.

I try to keep a reasonal balance in things. So I don't get addicted. And keeping a daily schedule and keeping my house clean does give me a sense of order. Not exactly accomplishment, but it's enough of a reward to keep doing those things.

Anyway, that quote helps me to sometimes stop pushing and not feel guilty about it. Leaving the house when I'm really dreading it: nope, not today, I know it's going to be too much and I'll just be torturing myself. I want to stop torturing myself.

 

[Rabscuttle]

'Exhaustion without reward is torture'

I don't really know who wrote that. But I personally like to change it somewhat: 'suffering without reward is torture'.

For some people, pushing themselves to reach a goal brings great satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment. There's a reward when you put in the effort and succeed at the thing you wanted to achieve. If that's you, this quote might not be for you.

For me I found it just doesn't work that way. Even when I achieve things I work really hard for, I rarely get that sense of achievement. Or any positive feeling. Graduated college; couldn't give a f*ck. Only glad it was finally over. This especially applied to working hard at jobs, social things and certain physical activities.

In hindsight, these things that were supposed to bring satisfaction through hardship were way too difficult for me. I struggled, I kept believing that at some point, surely, it must all be worth it! But now I sometimes think about that quote when I am tempted to push myself again. I have chronic pain issues. And I realized there's no secret reward for not taking drugs to relieve my pain. I struggle with sleeping, there's no reward for not taking that sleeping pill.

I try to keep a reasonal balance in things. So I don't get addicted. And keeping a daily schedule and keeping my house clean does give me a sense of order. Not exactly accomplishment, but it's enough of a reward to keep doing those things.

Anyway, that quote helps me to sometimes stop pushing and not feel guilty about it. Leaving the house when I'm really dreading it: nope, not today, I know it's going to be too much and I'll just be torturing myself. I want to stop torturing myself.

yes chronic pain really puts a wrinkle in some of these quotes. I'd like to see them overlayed on a person getting out of bed, or leaving the house, or going for a walk. Instead of over a jacked person doing pull ups. And I mean no offense OP, I just get tired of seeing these motivational quotes tied to the pervasive idea that your worth is tied to your physical appearance.

Have you looked into John Sarno's work regarding chronic pain?

 

[Lostandlooking]

Have you looked into John Sarno's work regarding chronic pain?

Not yet, I'll check it out :)

Edit: I just went back to the original post and see how some of the things I said about suffering and stuff, don't align with the motivational quotes of the op. I didn't actually mean to discredit them. If it works for you, that's great. Different strokes for different folks. I realize different things can be motivating to different people.