9/27/13: When something's really gratifying.

   Today, at Bakayama, my group and I discussed what each of our gratifications were. A lot of us talked about how music really helps keep our mind off things. We agreed that it was one of our main sources for inspiration and motivation. In addition to the characteristics listed on the sheet, we also thought that perhaps gratifications can also negatively affect people. For example, I used to be on the track team during my middle and high school days. Running was a source of relaxation for me. At certain times, I felt so comfortable running long distances that I almost got high on it. I loved running.
   But just as much as I loved it, I hated it at the same time. It might have been one of the main reasons for my random mood swings back then. Whenever I was unsatisfied with how practice went or when I had a bad race, it really motivation out of me. Discouragement, shame, depression, are words that I could use to describe the emotions I felt during these times. But as everyone knows, it's when you get passed through these adversities that makes you feel like you've achieved something.
   I feel that a gratification doesn't become a gratifications unless you suffered somehow in the process of achieving a certain goal.

  Do Wurk Do Wurk:)