Do You Trust Yourself?
It is so easy to come up with multitudes of very good REASONS why I should just skip updating my blog, get the much needed rest for my trip to Singapore in a couple of hours… then I remembered the PROMISE I made to myself, that I would publish at least 1 post a day, or make up for it.
So here I am at 4 am in the morning… and this is the message that I would like to share with you:
Do You Trust Yourself?
This is what kept ringing in my head,…
Have you ever made promises to yourself that you never seem to be able to keep? Or once in a while you say… it’s ok if I don’t do it this time, I’ll do it tomorrow… then it becomes another day, then another and another. Like getting up at 6 am in the morning just to do your morning exercise, taking vitamins and supplements everyday, quit smoking or drinking, a simple thing like brushing your teeth before you go to bed, or making your bed when you get up. It’s ok if I’m a little bit late, the traffic was really bad, I just had so much work to do!
It comes to a point, when you actually wonder if you would actually do what you say… if others would trust you to do what you say. I’m writing this post more for me as a reminder to myself about the COMMITMENT that I made, and to be in INTEGRITY with my word, and do what I’ll say I’ll do.
It’s so easy to fall into old habits and attitudes, so I keep reminding myself… of the PROMISES that I’ve made to myself.
I discovered the POWER OF MY WORD, and every time I want to CHALLENGE myself to the next level – I make a new PROMISE. Just like when I took up the CHALLENGE to participate in the Humourous Speech Contest.
I just said YES, I’m in! I made a PROMISE to participate and was willing to do something new, something I thought was not in me… I knew I was telling myself that I’m not funny, I can’t make people laugh. There were so many times I had just wanted to pull out with the excuse that I’m not ready. Each time, the PROMISE I made just kept reminding me, this is all the more reason WHY I need to do this.
Do You Trust Yourself To Create The Life That You Want?
Do You Trust Yourself To Live The Life Of Your Dreams?
Do You Believe That You Deserve It?
This is one of my most favourite songs, I dedicate to YOU… by Gloria Estefan “REACH”
Some dreams live on in time forever
Those dreams, you want with all your heart
And I’ll do whatever it takes
Follow through with the promise I made
Put it all on the line
What I hoped for at last would be mine
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
From that one moment in my life
I’m gonna be stronger
Know that I’ve tried my very best
I’d put my spirit to the test
If I could reach
Some days are meant to be remembered
Those days we rise above the stars
So I’ll go the distance this time
Seeing more the higher I climb
That the more I believe
All the more that this dream will be mine
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
From that one moment in my life
I’m gonna be stronger
Know that I’ve tried my very best
I’d put my spirit to the test
If I could reach
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
I’m gonna be stronger
From that one moment in my life
I’m gonna be so much stronger yes I am
Know that I’ve tried my very best
I’d put my spirit to the test
If I could reach higher
If I could, if I could
If I could reach
Reach, I’d reach, I’d reach
I’d reach’ I’d reach so much higher
Be stronger
October 20th, 2008 at 9:46 am
I can relate myself to your article. I have been feeding myself with lots of reasons why I shouldn’t kick off a start to things that I have in mind to do. Simple one would be swimming. I couldn’t swim. Last time, I would be telling myself that I felt bloated, I felt tired, the sky was going to rain soon, the weather was too hot, etc.
Now, I made it a point to sign up with the best coach and to swim at least 5 times a week. I still don’t know how to swim properly but I push myself to paddle in whatever way I could; doing laps in a standard pool.
I must say, I never felt any better.
Thank you for such a wonderful article.