Promises to Ourselves!

Ever notice that the promises we make to other people tend to carry more weight than the promises we make to ourselves?  Why is it that when we make commitments to others we are more likely to keep those commitments than we make them to ourselves?   Shouldn't it be the other way around? Shouldn't the commitments we make to ourselves be at least as important as the ones we make to others? After all, we are responsible for ourselves and our own well being. When we don't follow through on our plans we delay accomplishing the things we want to accomplish.

For example, if I made a commitment to a friend of mine to go out jogging, I'd do it.   So... clearly my word matters.  However, when I tell myself I have to get up early and go jogging, it doesn't always get done.  So looking at it logically, I definitely honor my word... at least to others!  I think we all tend to let our own commitments to ourselves slide at times. "We always can do it tomorrow." Yes, that's true, however, that means the things we wanted to do tomorrow may never get done because of the things we have to do today.  And so on and so on.

I think that as much as we can recognize that our commitments matter even when they're made to ourselves, the sooner we can move our lives forward in the ways that we choose. And by moving our lives forward, we can ultimately accomplish what we want to accomplish.