Greetings Dear Reader,
It seems that this word, “commitment” edges daily toward
being a word to avoid. Our society seems
to think that when we make a commitment we are not bound by it. Further, it seems that asking for one is
unjust.
I am not just talking about marriage and relationships
here. I am talking about the common transactions
of communication involving “will you” questions and “I will” responses. We make commitments like this all the
time. We also break them at will.
It goes to our integrity and our will. It gets at the vital trust necessary to
interact peacefully as humans. Our responsibility
is to be able to be trusted. Our word
needs to be enough. A “yes” needs to be
understood as a commitment. We need to do
what we say we are going to do when we say we are going to do it.
When I say “yes” I ask for trust from another person. If I do not keep my commitment I have violated
that trust. It is not simple or unimportant. It is a violation. It is a failure on my part if I do not keep
my commitments. I have failed at this
and learned how important it is to keep a zero-sum balance on my word.
If we say we will do something we should do it. Our ability to have joy in the journey is
limited by carrying the weight of unfulfilled promises. It is our own integrity that suffers and this
wounds us whether we see it or not. We suffer
when we do not keep our word.
The Zen of zero is achieved by only committing to those
things we will do and doing them. It is
important that I do what I say. After
all, we do what we believe; everything else is just talk, and sometimes lies.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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Thorn:
Bookings at aramisthorn@aramisthorn.com
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