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5 Ways Zombies Can Inspire You

22/3/2017

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​What do zombies and I have in common? Sounds like a start of a bad joke doesn’t it? Or maybe a good joke, depending on your point of view. I've recently been inspired by Adam Wallace's book, 'Zombie Inspiration.' Once I could get past the gross stuff (you know, the rotting skin, mushy brains, and the gross jokes), I understood what Adam learned going through a zombie apocalypse. Why did I read Zombie Inspiration?

I've had a major fatigue flare in recent months (along with two pain flares from the end of November 2016 to end of February 2017) to the point that I was so exhausted I was having blackouts. (Fibromyalgia is throwing me something new). My doctor advised me to cut my hours at work from 12.5 hours a week to 8 and to take it easy. Well it's worked. No more blackouts. I still feel like a zombie, well, more like how I would normally perceive them; groaning, moaning, not capable of much.  

How I've been inspired

I read a review about Zombie Inspiration and it prompted me to pick up Zombie Inspiration and the book turned everything I knew about zombies on their head. Here is what I learnt about zombies.
  1. Zombies don’t quit.
  2. They have a goal.
  3. They focus on their goal and head for it no matter what the obstacles, or if they are missing limbs. 
  4. They are persistent and patient. They will crawl if they have too to get their goal. Which, of course, is brains.
  5. ​They work hard to reach their goal.
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Who'd have thought that you could learn so much from zombie's? ​According to Adam, ‘Zombies have a really bad reputation, but I knew that under the rotting skin, the mushy brain, and the desire to bite my face off, zombies are AWESOME! It's true! Zombies aren't just grunty-groany face-biters - I mean, they are that, but they're so much more as well! See, zombies do these amazing things we can learn from to make ourselves amazing too, like setting  goals, focusing, working really, really hard and more.’ 

'See, zombies do these amazing things we can learn from to make ourselves amazing too, like setting  goals, focusing,working really, really hard and more.’  Adam Wallace
At the moment, I feel like a zombie much of the time. My brain is often in a fog, dulled by pain, medication, and lack of sleep. However, I have a goal. I want to write. I want to share my stories. So, groaning, shuffling forward, my eyes ever fixed on my goal, I move forward. Nothing, not even utter exhaustion, or pain, will keep me from my goal. I sleep. I wake and keep going, one groaning step after the other. Instead of groaning 'brains,' mine is, 'Write story,' 'Write blog post,' 'Write!'


​How can you be inspired?

And that is what it comes down to. In order for you to keep going when life goes to crap, you need to know why you exist. What is your purpose? What is your why? What are you passionate about? What are you curious about? Set your eyes on your goal and go for it, no matter what. As Adam says, 'take charge of your life, and go after what you really want.' 
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Have a great day everyone.
 
What can you learn from zombies? 
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David John Newman
26/3/2017 11:22:10 pm

Hmmmm!!!! Zombies also seem to all work well together in order to achieve their common goal. You've never seen two zombies fighting or getting into an argument about anything really.

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Megan Higginson link
27/3/2017 08:41:00 am

Hi David. You are right. They do seem to work together to achieve a common goal. They get on with it and not get distracted. I'm not into zombies at all. However, I did enjoy Adam's book though.

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AJ
3/5/2018 03:19:32 pm

LOVE you positive, goal-setting Zombies!
😁

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Megan Higginson link
3/5/2018 04:21:29 pm

I'm so pleased, AJ.

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