Stress

That's right, I said it. I'm grateful for stress. I don't love stress, I don't even like stress. But I am thankful for it.

Stress is my biggest motivator. Because I was so stressed and busy this past week I was forced (mostly by due dates and time constraints) to really buckle down and get stuff done. I worked and worried and even cried a little, but the results were so rewarding. Without that tightening in my chest and the weighed down pressure in my shoulders I wouldn't have written a rather eloquent speech (if I do say so myself), I wouldn't have studied for my exam, or choreographed a dance. And, most importantly, I wouldn't have as much free time in this coming week.

Thank you, motivation in the most forceful of forms.

Now it's time to catch up on sleep...