Commitment is central to all our relationships. It is a giving of our word that we will follow through on what we’ve promised. When we hold firm to our commitments we earn the trust of the person(s) to whom we made our commitment. How we honor our commitments is a stamp on our character.
A few are born with a confident swagger. Most have to work to develop confidence. Confidence doesn’t come easy. It comes through the hard work of becoming accomplished at a certain task. My mom was confident she could make the best pasta sauce. Her sauce was delicious. The stove was her laboratory and she took pride in what she cooked. Confidence grows the more we work and practice our art. Confidence grows as we fail, learn, and try again and again until we succeed.
We all know what it’s like when we lose our balance. Our arms reach out to grab hold of something for a moment of stability. If we don’t pay attention to our lives they can quickly get out of balance. I’ve seen it in my life and the lives of others. The lack of balance breeds stress and often causes us to respond to others in ways that we regret. When we are in balance, we have a sense of peace, calm and see things more clearly.
Yesterday, a friend called me. She was excited that several things had worked out for her. I heard the joy and excitement in her voice. Her happiness was contagious and I caught the happiness bug. I’m not sure one can search for happiness or buy it. I think it happens just as it did for me. Enjoy all your moments of happiness.
We all want to be accepted. We want to feel accepted by our family. We want to be accepted by our friends. We want to be accepted by our work colleagues.Acceptance is important and so is rejection. When we are rejected we often question our strengths or self worth. Accepting someone doesn’t mean we have to agree with him or her. It means we accept him or her because he or she is one with us on this human journey.
