I don't wanna! I really don't.
It has been a tiring weekend, and the last thing on my mind right now is writing a post, and putting some real effort into it.
I know you all have had those days!
So this post is to keep a promise made to someone, someone that is relatively important in my life, MYSELF.
I committed to myself to do this daily.
I committed to myself to try make them worthwhile posts and not a 'meme' type post
Frankly the most important person to have integrity with, is to myself!
How often the person most influenced by your lies and lack of commitment is actually your very own person.
If you can't trust you, who else can?
So no, this won't be a long post, it doesn't need to be that.
But it needs to be 2 things:
- Done daily
- Be of decent quality and of some benefit to anyone that has (out of no coercion) decided to support me in some way or another because they benefit from the relationship
That means this, I will tonight finish this post and put my honest thoughts on it down for you to be part of.
Getting out of promises to yourself is easy...because you're easy on yourself. I mean, you won't get lip from yourself, you don't make life difficult for yourself, no one else knows etc etc. But this is so destructive!
I once did a family lesson with my kids where I tried to teach them regarding integrity.
I placed my son in a circle drawn in chalk on the floor.
I asked him to promise not to leave the circle until I said he could, and he made the promise.
He was around 8 years old at the time.
I then offered him a bag of sweets...which he stepped out to get.
I then had the chance to explain what the promise meant.
We tried again.....he stayed put.
I then got mom to tell him to get out....this is where it got tough.
He realized how difficult it could get to keep his promise and his mom badgered him to leave saying that she was just as important as me, and he needs to get out now.
I even agreed that she should be listened to...but didn't tell him to get out.
He started crying....we started crying.
Hugs, kisses, explanations and congratulations.
They have NEVER forgotten that family home Evening lesson.
My friends, you're important to your life. Don't lie to yourself.
If you promise to exercise daily, do it!
If you promise to be better to your kids, do it.
Keep getting back in that circle until YOU know you can be trusted.
Have a great day/night
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