The Language of Letting Go

3/21/08

Concidering Committment

Pay attentin to your commitments.

While most of us fear committing, it's good to weigh the cost of any committment we are concidering. We need to feel consistently positive that it's an appropriate commitment for us.

many of us have a history of jumping - leaping headfirst - into committments without weighing the cost and the possible consequences of that particular commitment. When we get in, we find that we do not really want to commit, and feel trapped.

Some of us may become afraid of losing out on a aprticular opportunity if we don't commit. It is true that we will lose out on certain opportunities if we are unwilling to commit. We still need to weigh the commitment. We still need to become clear about whether that commitment seems right for us. If it isn't, we need to be direct and honest with others and ourselves.

Be patient. Do some soul searching. Wait for a clear answer. We need to make our commitments no tin urgency or panic but in quiet confidence that waht qwe are committing to is right for us.

If something within says no, find the courage to trust that voice.

This is not our last chance. It is not the only opportunityu we'll ever have. Don't panic. We don't have to commit to what isn't right for us, even if we try to tell ourselves it should be right for us and we should commit.


Often, we can trust our intuitive sense more than we can trust our intellect about commitments.

in the excitrement of amking a committment and beginning, we may overlook the realities of the middle. That is what we need to concider.

We don't have to commit out of urgency, impulsivity, or fear. We are entitled to ask, Will this be good for me? We are enittled to ask if this committment feels right.

Today, God, guide me in making my committments. Help me say yes to what is in my highest good, and no to what isn't. I will give serious concideration before I commit myself to any activity or person. I will take the time to consider if thew commitment is really what I want.

Melody Beattle