Because I Said I Would
April 24, 2022
Does your to-do list seem to get longer and longer some days? I know we all have good intentions to take walks throughout the day, cook healthy meals, hit the gym, and practice self-care…but when that to-do list starts piling up, the first things we cut are the things we do for ourselves.
When I have a lot on my plate or just don’t feel like keeping to my plans, I motivate myself to stick to my commitment by remembering the reason why I need to do it: because I said I would.
Of course, we don’t have to do 100% of our to-do lists every day, so if you need a break, that’s okay. But at the same time, we can’t put our goals for ourselves on hold all the time because we’re busy with tasks we’ve deemed more important. We uphold our commitments to others because we’ve given them our word we would do something, and we should treat the promises we make to ourselves with the same level of commitment.
I have a goal for myself to reach 8,000 steps every day, but unfortunately, some spring days in Boston haven’t been as warm as I would like. However, even on those chilly days when I’d rather be inside away from the wind, I bundle up and stick to my commitment to getting those 8,000 steps. I do it even when I’m not really feeling it because I told myself I would.
Some days we stick to our healthy journey because we love it and we feel great doing it. Some days, we do it simply because we said we would.
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