Ack, I hope my reply goes through this time. I keep losing it, but third time's the charm!

There are so many interesting ideas on this thread! I really like thinking about it in terms of momentum -- at times in my life I have had great momentum. Now I am at rest and coming off from that is very hard. I also like thinking about this as a struggle we will always live with and might as well get used to - and do try to keep in mind my next steps - sometimes I even write them down on index cards and rip them up as I complete each task.

Another concept that has helped me has been the idea of 'listening to the burning bush.' When you walk by the dishes and that nagging voice in your heads says you should do them, just do them - don't talk yourself out of it (which is what I usually do).

Someday I will figure out how to package motivation and sell it and get rich enough so I don't need to worry about motivation anymore