Have you ever promised yourself you were going to do something and then renege on your promise? How does that make you feel? Boomer women, would you renege as easily on a promise you made to someone else?
I promised myself that I would walk every day after having taken some time off this winter. This morning was one of those days that I didn’t want to go. I could have easily reneged on my promise. I lolled in bed, knowing I had an out of the office appointment at 9:30. My excuse was that I’d had a late night and I deserved to rest longer.
Suddenly, out of no where, I got the message “Integrity in all things.” Could this be for me and what did it mean? Of course, I knew it was for me and that it meant, go walking even if for only 20 minutes. Since I’ve decided to listen to my messages (another promise to myself) I got up, went for a walk and thoroughly enjoyed it.
It seems that the birds were waiting for me, Cardinals were in the tree, birds flew in formation overhead and I walked for 35 minutes. I was still on time for my appointment.
Getting out of bed and honoring my commitment to myself made me feel good and was empowering. Boomer women how do you keep your commitments to yourself and how does it make you feel?
Warmly,
Inez
Lifestyle Transitions Coach
I enjoyed your blog and this post. Keeping promises to ourselves is one of the most important things we can do. If we can’t trust ourselves, who can we trust? I do the same thing with walking. I love to walk, but things sometimes get in the way. It’s also inertia: a body at rest will stay at rest…. (until it gets a little nudge.) I know that about myself, that I may find an excuse not to walk. The ability to know yourself and see yourself is a wonderful spiritual tool. I just wrote a post called “The “I” Who Observes Me” and would love your feedback. Namaste, Sherry
Daily Spiritual Tools
Greetings Sherry,
Thank you for your comment. I sometimes forget about inertia needing a nudge!
Love your post “The ‘I’ Who Observes Me”. It really gives food for thought.
Inez