What’s Motivating You: Pain or Love?

Published: September 1, 2022

What are you creating in your life right now? And, what’s the motivation behind this intention?

Is it because you are running from the past or trying to “prove,” “overcompensate,” or “fix” something? Or, is it because you are genuinely and excitedly running towards something?

The difference may feel subtle, and sure, a pain point can serve to get us initially motivated to create change, however, it won’t be sustainable.

Many clients come to me and The InnerSpark Method because they are done feeling burnt out. That’s their motivation. Pain motivates change.

However, without the missing ingredient of self-love and a belief that you’re worthy of a new way of being, the cycle of burnout may just continue… Listen in to learn about this cycle and how to stop it!

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Hi, I’m Devon.

I believe many of the ways we’ve been taught to live—and even many of the ways we’ve been taught to heal—lead to disconnection from ourselves.

Through InnerSpark, I guide people to the root of what’s keeping them depleted, overwhelmed, unwell, and not fully themselves, so they may create a simpler, more natural way of living.

Through cultivating whole-person self-care, living the wisdom of nature and daily and seasonal rhythms, you can come into a deeper relationship with life itself.

Click here to learn more about working together.

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