What gets you up in the mornings? (ideologically)

What motivates you to get up in the mornings, or as our dear fictional Hank from 'BB' would phrase it "Keep placing your bets"

Not talking about having a pressing urge to go to the bathroom every morning in order to alleviate your bio situation, or "Because I can't lie around in bed all day", I'm talking about what you are fundamentally inspired of and by.

If anything.

I do not like to be preceded by sunlight.

nothing

i sometimes don't get up

The fact that I'm not dead. I'm taking another shot at my dream but don't know after that.

Work. Also my girlfriend, both because she's worth it and she'll kick me out of bed if I ignore my alarm.

Also also if I get the time I want to begin a new venture of learning how to design objects for 3D printing.

To further my conquest for world domination.

posting on OT.

pay check...financial commitments can be a strong motivator

@ShepardCommandr: isn't it incredibly tough on the soul to live like that?

It's always the small things for me.

Even if you know you might not be enjoying the day ahead of you (for whatever reason), there's always something to look forward to before the day is out (or even begins).

It's just life. We do what we can to convince ourselves that it's all worth it.

The fear of over sleeping.

Having to piss.

Habit.

Having sex What get's me really up is to play games and come to Gamespot to post, like I'm doing right now.

Pain or my neighbors repeatedly slamming their front door.

Breakfast and coffee... If there's anything I'm looking forward to then great; if I think the day ahead is just going to be tedious then dear god, no.

When it's not work committments, I like the concept of a new day being for new things to do. I mean, a lot of the time I just sit around doing bugger all, but then there are those days where I get lots done and I feel all productive and crap.

Also coffee. Coffee is paramount.

Unfulfilled dreams.

Reason for getting up: Work

Inspiration: Bills

Just enthusiasm and curiosity to see what will this hell called Earth will throw at me as I journey through the day. Also, what sexy scantily dressed lady will I see roaming the streets while I drive wishing I can do more than just window shop...

A burning hatred for the west.

The joy of having another day.

I really like my life, and it can be hard to do all the tings I want in a day, so it gets me up fairly well.

On the flipside I have seen enough people not haaving the good fortune of having "another day" that it can make me feel half-bad about my laid back lifestyle.

how many hours do you spend in bed lol.

I don't actually mind my work at the moment so getting up isn't an issue - also getting up to earn money to support my partner is quite important to me so that's as good a reason as any.

The gym
Furthering my career

The fact that every day I get another chance to make a difference or help someone.

Work and bills, that's why i get up in the morning. On days off, i get up because the dog wakes me up. Plus there are things to do, people to see and of course, games to play.

Usually my job because if I don't go to work I don't eat. The off days it's the dog because if I don't she shits on the floor and I don't like cleaning that up.

Taking a leak, but not always. sometimes its just realising that its 2pm.

Does porn count?

My bladder and my empty tummy.

I actually like sleeping.

I get up for everyone who can not that morning. Life is precious, and can change or be taken away within a blink of an eye, enjoy each day you can.

The desire to live life.

i.e. work, see people, eventually raise a family

Such is the daily grind.

To not waste the whole day away in bed, and to see what interesting events might happen in the day, and to get the pleasure of watching/reading/playing good entertainment. Also I guess to come online and visit the places I usually visit, see if anything interesting's going on.

And to also have fun playing video games, make progress, score achievements, and break records.

Work, school, video games

Honestly though the feeling of a full bladder usually does it first.

"Prayer is better than sleep"

Having my health, and being young.

There is still much for me to see and do.

ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lmao

Nothing, I wake up in the afternoon.

I really don't know anymore. I'm hopeful that I'll pass on in my sleep one of these days, nice and peaceful.

I honestly don't know.

You have diabetes.

No, I just drink a hell of a lot of tea.

Folgers in my cup.

Sounds extremely cheesy, but my son and my family. They're the reason why I deal with most of the work related bullshit anyways.

I don't regret clicking on this topic at all; goddamn, some of the answers are really cliched lmao

As for me, even though I strive to have an immutable and unified purpose for getting out of bed, it's still subject to change depending on the day. Sometimes I get up because I'm here and there's nothing I can do about it. As such, it's either staying in bed or getting up; I choose the latter, and sometimes I have to force myself to choose it. More often than not however, my abject personal, national and regional reality propels me out of bed; those are the best days and I wish I can make them a perpetuity. Then there are those days when I don't leave bed at all. They're rare, but they happen. Those are the worst.

As opposed to your predictable pedantic answers.

Ideologically: A drive to learn and hone my skills.
Realistically: My brother's dog running up the stairs, barking at the cat, jumping up on my bed, licking my face.