Collecting Happy Moments to Get Ourselves Motivated

Assalaamu'alaikum.

Hello wonderful people. It feels good to see you back here. Today I'm gonna talk about self-motivation.

Being motivated in life is really important to keep ourselves productive. This state may be triggered by our own inner believe or by what other people do. Both triggers may work hand in hand and the result may be amazing.

However, there is a time where motivation that comes from outside does not really work, as the one from inside does not respond to that vibration. Therefore, the one from our own self is more significant.

The way to find motivation from our own selves can vary, depending on each individual. Everyone has their own ways to do it. However, I would say that happy moments can be one of the most powerful triggers for motivation. Therefore, I put happiness at the top of my ways to stay motivated. And for that matter, I would recommend everyone to try to collect their happy moments in life to be at that state. Here a list of happy moments in my life that can grab my motivation back:

1. The feeling of being full after making everything organized: I'm a sort of neat freak. For that matter, I'm obsessed with organizing everything I have, be it a real object or digital data. One of the advantages is that everything would look nice and neat, and it allows me to find them easily whenever I need them later.
2. Searching and reading beautiful websites: I believe that I'm into Art, including graphic designing. One of the signals is that I like to even only look at and watch the page of a website. Watching one for some minutes fills my heart with joy. I even feel like having the ability to judge which website is of good quality, which one is not, in terms of their page design.
3. Looking at Instagram accounts whose feeds have classy presets: Watching good Instagram pictures which are prettily good in terms of their preset is another fulfilling activity of mine. Therefore, I'm obsessed to post feeds with the preset that I created manually so as to make them as beautiful as those posted by a pro content creator.
4. Posting feeds on Instagram which have been edited by using snapseed and the Instagram editor itself: This is what I just explained in the previous point, I'm obsessed with posting photos with pretty preset. Being able to do it feels really energizing.
5. Writing my thoughts on my blogs: Writing a blog is one of the way to share our burdens with someone (something) else. After the burdens are released, we would feel lighter in the heart.
6. Helping take care of our baby: After having a baby, my life has changed. Despite all the troubles it may cause, but the joy of seeing the baby growing is amazing. Troubles are not troubles when we see our baby normally grows and her chatters, even cries fill our home.
7. Cleaning up house: As a neat freak, I'm of course fond of cleaning up my house. Looking everything neat and tidy is very joyful.
8. Riding motorbike around: I would say that I'm a humble traveler. I like traveling but when I don't have enough money to travel, I would simply ride my motorbike around the town and sightsee along the way. It's my version of simple traveling.
9. Searching info about scholarships: I've attained a bachelor's degree, but I feel like knowing very little about everything, particular my professional job as a teacher. Therefore, I want to pursue a master's sometime later. Due to the regularity in searching for information about scholarships, particularly on the internet, my heart is filled with joy, even if it doesn't guarantee that I'll get one. But there is no harm in making efforts, anyway.
10. Attending 'Yasinan' and 'Perjanjen': 'Yasinan' (reciting surah Yaa Siin and the accompanying prayers) and 'Perjanjen' (reciting sholawat upan Prophet Muhammad PBUH) are two religious traditions carried out by Nahdlatul Ulama/NU (one of the strongest Islamic organizations in Indonesia). My wife's big family are among its strong followers. My parents follow are followers as well, but not that strong. Therefore, getting along with them influences me in terms of doing the traditions. Before getting married, I was just a moderate muslim. I didn't do those traditions. However, marriage changed me. I feel like wanting to take part in all the traditions we have in Islam. And being able to be involved is very fulfilling. That's why I put this on my list.

This list would only work for me perfectly. Meanwhile, everyone has their own version. Just follow your heart and list your favorite activities. Many people believe that it helps us stay motivated and live a meaningful life.

That's all what I think about self-motivation. Do not hesitate to share it with me. We learn and grow together to be a better version of ourselves. Amin.

Stay wonderful and wassalaamu'alaikum.