The author visits the George Peabody Library while awaiting a neurology appointment, inspired by a desire to explore a childhood phenomenon related to motor impulses. Despite being a grown adult, they experience a strong urge to unleash the physical expression they suppressed in public. This impulse connects to their childhood creativity, where they would engage imaginatively with toys like G.I. Joes by physically 'motoring' their movements, reflecting a deep-seated neurological expression that remained misunderstood.
When I had fun with my G.I. Joe figurines—rather than smashing good Gung-Ho against the nefarious Cobra Commander, I would simply position the figures in front of me and motor—a word I use to describe my physical movements and the mental energy that drives them. In my mind's eye, the characters brimmed with kinetic energy: flaring, vivid, cinematographic.
What if I just did it? As far back as I can remember, I did this thing when I was excited or engrossed. My body begins to motor.
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