As a speaker of Spanish and English, I get a good perspective on the differences between the two languages. One of the most confusing differences for English speakers is reflexive verbs. In Spanish, you wake yourself up, wash yourself and brush yourself your teeth. There are many actions that Spanish specifically tells you that you do to yourself. For example, the verb levantar means “to lift” but levantarse means “to lift one’s self or get up”. This simple difference in the way that an idea is expressed can change our perception of self.
Our language sometimes limits our thought process because we often think in words. The idea that we lift ourselves up is not a difficult one to understand. However it is one that we may take for granted. We’re too busy getting up every morning to remember who is lifting us up and why. Even though we are always lifting ourselves up, we may feel forced to do it.
There is power in choice. Deciding on the reasons why you are getting up in the morning gives you the power to live with purpose. It is much easier to slog through difficult times when there is something waiting for us at the end. If all you see is the slog, then life is the slog. So even though the day has already begun, it’s not too late to decide what today is about for you. Why did you get up this morning? If you don’t like the answer that you give then re-ask the question with a broader scope of possibility.
Make it a great day.
Pete
Huryk Unlimited 
Peter, I love this post! A great message here, but I’ve always been fascinated by etymology and the different meanings of words in one language, let alone across languages. Really, really interesting. More of these please!
Thanks! I appreciate it! I’ve always been interested in language too. I remember being a kid asking why changing one letter in a word made it a “curse word”.
Haha I remember similar things, like wondering why changing one letter changed the pronunciation of a different letter…language is amazingly interesting.