1/9/18

Today's Horoscope

All signs:
The stars want you to think about what motivates you. It's hard to find motivation most of the time. Often, it's easier to do the bare minimum or to simply give up.
Our motivation often comes from external sources. Sometimes it's because we want to help others, or make the world a better place. Many times though, it's responsibilities or guilt, obligation or material reward, even greed, revenge or jealousy, or a chance to gain control or get something from someone else. Not that there's anything wrong with handling your responsibilities and obligations.
The stars think that when you can find it, motivation should come from within. You should be motivated to do most of the things in your life because they make you a better person. Because they fulfill you, and bring you joy and peace.
Ironically, most of the self destructive actions and things that hurt others, and only bring petty and shallow rewards, are motivated from within. They are motivated by selfish and base desires, and only bring temporary satisfaction followed by self loathing.
So we look to others to force us to be good to ourselves, while our inner voices coerce us into courses of action that debilitate us. It should be the other way around.
The stars think you should figure out why it is that you've become someone that doesn't think you deserve the best. Why you feel like you're not a good enough reason to find the motivation within to make you happy. Then instead of the hollow and fleeting rewards you chase, you can attain the real rewards that come from living right and taking care of you.
The stars know that you're worth it.