MOTIVATION!!!

Let's face it, we all need a cheerleader in our corner!  Lately, I've been so unmotivated.  Not due to any running injury or real good reason.  I've just been stressed at work and at home (inter-related money issues), so I haven't been feeling like doing a damn thing!  I have been wanting to sit on my couch and eat when I get home.  THIS IS A PROBLEM!

Of course, then guilt sets in, and I make myself go workout/train for this half marathon.  So my question is...where does your/my motivation come from?

Is it for health?  For the kids?  Is it to fit into a pair of skinny pants of a bikini?  Is it to run a competition/race?  Is it for feeling guilty for NOT going?  Is it to have a goal to purchase something as a reward for doing a good job? 

I know my motivation comes from within.  I do it strictly for me.  I would like to say it's for my health and/or being there for my kids...but I'd be lying.  I do it (run/workout/train), because I truly enjoy seeing how far I can go.  I like to see what I can do.  I tend to put limits on myself, and then I push on past that.  I think, okay...I'll run 3 miles today, and then I'll really run 5!  I don't know what it is...an evil game I play.  Not sure why either.  I guess I just like to feel good about it in the end.  I like feeling proud of something I do only for me. 

So, I guess my cheerleader is within me...I just need to give her a swift kick in the ass once in awhile.