What gets you out of bed in the morning?

Hard Rocky wrote:

Philip Exeter CC wrote:

Doggy style with the gf

So you don't do it in bed?

On the floor then, or out on the lawn like your dog?

hope its on the lawn!! thats how you actually know you're living life.

Because life's a journey and i want to take/do as much shit as possible before it's over. Some days are better than others but its still a great freakin ride! !

pretzel man wrote:

Because life's a journey and i want to take/do as much [stuff] as possible before it's over. Some days are better than others but its still a great freakin ride! !

Similar sentiment to PM...

...despite some tendencies to be a glass-half-empty type, life's curiosities and absurdities keep me wondering, "What's next?"

A real eye-opener was my mother developing pancreatic cancer and succumbing from it a little over a year later. Among her cohort of relatives, she was the most fit, active, fun, and responsible. Age 74 was too soon for her to die.

I was glad to be able to have the time to spend with her, help get her stuff in order, and cope together with my siblings.

Remember, OP, despite what you might think, you do contribute and you have worth.

Bobby1 wrote:

I've gotta pee.

Surprised it took so long to get here. Usually for me it's this and/or #2.

Leads me right into my morning run.

Kids. Go have one. You'll get up plenty early.

Or get a dog. Nothing like waking up every morning to a very persistent barking dog.

The urge to pee gets me outta bed, often well before I want to. I'm over 60 so this is what you have to look forward, ya smart-asses.

Life gets worse, not better, as you age.

those who say depression...

I've been like this my whole life. So I've been depressed my whole life?

duuuder wrote:

Most days I have to force myself out and I feel terrible.

I never feel rested or motivated. I largely dislike my job, and I only value a handful of my relationships - most are perfunctory. I'm not motivated by money, and the few hobbies and/or passions I do have are usually met with disdain from people whose lives are centered around money. Currently I'm single, young but not that young, finding that most available girls are dwindling. And no, I'm not jamin.

Honestly, it's the pot. I do like my job too, so that helps. I am a HS math teacher. I wake up at 4:20am so that I can toke the bowl a couple times before my morning run. This gives me enough time for 10 miles, a shower, and a full come down before I start my 25 minute drive to school.

80% legs and 20% my arms help me out of bed. Maybe 5% abdominals.

Flagpole wrote:

I still have college to pay for for 2 kids, so for now that's my motivation for working.

I don't understand this. Is the desire to pay for you children's education a majority desire/sentiment? Or is it a suburban thing? I grew up in a rural area, and neither my parents nor my friends' parents felt compelled to pay for their kids' college education, yet they DID feel compelled to push us all into college. I have no kids myself at this point.

Getting to the office to see the big butt women walking around.

rural guy wrote:I don't understand this. Is the desire to pay for you children's education a majority desire/sentiment? Or is it a suburban thing? I grew up in a rural area, and neither my parents nor my friends' parents felt compelled to pay for their kids' college education, yet they DID feel compelled to push us all into college. I have no kids myself at this point.

Yes, it is my parental obligation to make sure (to the best of my abilities, anyway) my children are financially secure during early adulthood. My goal is to save near 100% for their college and post-graduate studies. I would view it as my own personal failure if my children were strapped to debt and student loans so early in life. That said, they are accustomed to living a pretty frugal lifestyle. There's very little unbridled spending in our household by choice. An emphasis is placed on hard work and focused effort. If the work and effort is not there, they won't be getting my financial support.

rural guy wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

I still have college to pay for for 2 kids, so for now that's my motivation for working.

I don't understand this. Is the desire to pay for you children's education a majority desire/sentiment? Or is it a suburban thing? I grew up in a rural area, and neither my parents nor my friends' parents felt compelled to pay for their kids' college education, yet they DID feel compelled to push us all into college. I have no kids myself at this point.

Just a personal preference, brother. I am currently paying for my daughter's education to an elite college, but the cost is actually not too bad (elite colleges give mad financial aid), and we can easily afford it. When she is a senior, my son will be a freshman, and so that could be a rough year depending on how things work for him. It is our plan to be able to pay for his college too. My daughter did the work to get into a college that was affordable to us (if you make less than $125,000 per year, and we do, then financial aid is stellar at most of the elite colleges in this country). He is D1 scholarship-giving material as a runner, so we will have to see what happens. He could get slower or injured, get an academic scholarship somewhere, but hopefully his college costs will be reasonable also.

We will not pay (unless we come into a bunch of money unexpectedly) for graduate school for either.

duuuder wrote:

Most days I have to force myself out and I feel terrible.

I never feel rested or motivated. I largely dislike my job, and I only value a handful of my relationships - most are perfunctory. I'm not motivated by money, and the few hobbies and/or passions I do have are usually met with disdain from people whose lives are centered around money. Currently I'm single, young but not that young, finding that most available girls are dwindling. And no, I'm not jamin.

I had the same issue last year. I was stuck in a rut and was not happy were my life was. I hated the job I had, I felt like everything was falling apart. I did the one thing everyone told me not to do, I quit my job, started working for a friend and moved to a place that was closer to my friends and my work place. Yeah quiting my job and moving with in a few months of that time looked like the dumiest thing I could do but I did it and I don't regret it.

At times I often look back and think to myself I am glad I had the courage to do that.Yeah I hit some unexpected bumps in the last year and wondered how I would make it but things always seemed to work out.

Best of luck

My parents waking me up, knowing that I have a planned out good future ahead of me, knowing I went through depression, suicidal for a time and that nothing could make me feel that bad again after hitting rock bottom.

The prospect of browsing new, dank memes.

Here's a god subreddit which combines exercise and combating mental illness.

A strong cup of coffee gets me out of bed in the morning and then a good morning run gets me ready to take on the day.

Your mom's warm, wet mouth.