“In every moment of life, you have the power to choose who you are and who you are becoming. This happens primarily in small ways..
the conversations you hold; the way you honor your commitments; the practice of telling the truth, and being present with yourself; and the mindfulness and caring that you bring into your daily actions and activities. It is not too late to choose to become the person you always wanted to look up to and admire.
Look at the people who are in your life. Do they cause you to examine yourself, your life, and your vision for yourself. Are you being stretched to go beyond what is safe, familiar, and comfortable…and do something BOLD with your life?
Or are they pulling you back to the self that you left long time ago? You build a GREAT life by the choices you make and the chances you are willing to take! Commit to the GREATNESS within you!”
Les Brown”
My take-aways from this –
My two biggest takeaways from this…
🟣 “Honor your commitments.”
🟣 “Choose to become the person you always wanted to look up to and admire.”
This is a BIG step on my toes moment for me!
I am great about honoring my commitments to others. If I tell someone I am going to do something, I make it a priority to follow through.
But the commitments I make to MYSELF?
Well… that’s something I practice every single day! ❤️
Why is it that we are so willing to rearrange our schedules, make sacrifices and go the extra mile to keep our promises to others, yet we so easily negotiate away the promises we make to ourselves?
Our health.
Our dreams.
Our personal growth.
Our spiritual growth.
Our goals.
Our time.
Don’t we deserve the same level of commitment that we so freely give to everyone else?
God has given each of us gifts, talents, opportunities and a purpose. Taking care of ourselves and investing in who we are becoming is also a way of honoring Him.
I am getting better at it… every day…
Step by step…
Decision by decision…
Choice by choice…
Promise by promise…
Greatness isn’t necessarily built in the big, monumental moments of our lives. It’s built in the little choices we make when no one else is watching.
I don’t have to become her overnight, but I do have to intentionally choose to become her every day.
❤️ Be someone YOU can count on, too!
What is ONE commitment you have made to yourself that you need to start honoring today?
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