Anger is a Good Motivator

    I did not want this blog to turn into a political rant so I'm going to tiptoe around all the politics that factored into this specific post. Why is anger motivating me right now? What am I motivated to do? Let's get into that.

    My future is threatened. The rhetoric coming out of Washington suggests I won't have Social Security or Medicare when I get old. How will I pay for my existence? How will I pay for medical care? This makes me angry. For 23 years I paid for that promised future out of every paycheck. Do you think I'm going to be refunded what I paid in? Not likely. The folks in charge don't seem like the type to do that. I am very angry at those who threaten my future. 

    What am I motivated to do? Well, since I won't be able to pay for my medical care I need to do what I can to make sure I don't need any medical care. So, I am motivated to work out. I need to lose weight and get off the blood pressure medication. I need to exercise this heart and these lungs. I need some strength training so I can avoid falls.

    We've all done the New Year's Resolution thing. We've all made those commitments to exercise that last about a week. It's easy to discard those commitments when life gets busy or when you just forget because exercise isn't a habit. With the politicians in my face all the time now it won't be that easy to forget my anger. They will do something or many somethings every day to keep me angry. I expect to be on that stationary bike every day to protect what's left of my future. 

    I can't trust the leaders of this country to do anything to make my life easier or better. But I know they will do many, many things to make my life worse. I'm fighting 536 people on the federal level and 135 people on the state level just for the right to live a regular life and reap the rewards of the money I've invested in the programs promised to me all these years.  I know I'm not the only one.