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Raise your motivation...take advantage of the great things the world has to offer! 

You know, in order for us to be willing and to want to help to make a difference in the world, we need to help ourselves. Yes, I mean that sometimes we need to be selfish. I'm not talking about the nasty selfish, where we try to take everything for ourselves and don't think about others. I am talking about the kind of selfish where you take advantage of all of the great things around you. Maybe take a break from the 24/7 saving the world that I know all of you, my loyal readers are doing, and just enjoy the world for a while. Think about it: there is no better way to gain enthusiasm for something than to enjoy it, right? If you don't take the time to enjoy what it is that you are working towards, you eventually will run out of steam, and lose some of that will to help the world around us! So take a break, be selfish! Today, for example, is hot as hell, so I am going to take the rest of my afternoon off, and go play in the ponds by my home. Friday, it is still going to be hot as hell, so I will go to the beach. Sometimes I go to the top of the mountain near my home and enjoy the sunrise or sunset. Other times, I go hiking in the forests, in shallow rivers (don't take any chances, obviously!), or just go to a nearby field and walk. And it feels good! I may be busier than most people I know, I may have a lot of things hanging over me all the time, but I always, always have some energy to put towards helping the world around me, and I truly believe that, at the least, part of it is because I take advantage of the fruits of the Earth, I selfishly enjoy my world - and that makes it impossible for me to not want to give back ten fold what it (the world) gives to me!