The Commitment
January 3, 2010
The New Year has barely yawned and today (Sunday 3rd) I had one of those moments when I could feel the poetry of life just pouring from my lips. It happened during a telephone coaching session, in which a friend asked me what steps she could take to change her reality.
I made two lists. On the first list, I told her, were all the things that she allowed to define her reality for her. The second list contained key points that she could focus on to create what she wanted for herself. On this second list was the need for a sense of self.
A sense of self is vital in developing our passion, body of work, or whatever we are here for. As I explained to my friend, (knowing her great desire to help others but at the cost of being herself), our first commitment is to be here.
To be here requires every single facet of our being, and each facet needs to be woven into a luxurious celebration of life.
We can’t do that by worrying about others, giving energy to them, or being self-sacrificing. We must choose ourselves.
I say ‘choose’ but I really mean ‘commit’. To make a commitment is more powerful than making a choice. “You have a duty to commit to yourself,” I told my friend, “for when you do so then you will know your own worth and you will focus on those powerful aspects of yourself that are not being lived at present.”
I then outlined the characteristics of the woman that I could see her becoming. That woman was strong, focused, and able to see into the essence of every single being; knowing their worth and calling for them to step into their own commitment to life. The kindness and caring that I saw in her was managed with grace and a total awareness of how the beauty of life is revealed in the most exquisite of structures. That woman had presence and that presence was power – the power of awareness – a symbol for what is ready to emerge into the reality of people everywhere.
then the commitment follows.
“I will never ever again feel that I am not powerful and resourceful in my own right.”
Hours later and I am still in awe of what I experienced for the power of it was so strong. The making of a commitment and the living in the power of what arises from that commitment is truly an awesome experience.
Comments
2 Responses to “The Commitment”
Absolutely well said!
I will take from this the gift of “committing to myself”. What a wonderful way of expressing it. For me this idea has come at just the right time! Thank you Santari!
Yes just in the past few days a real commitment to living as that joyful being moment to moment consciously has been welling up. I feel much more aware of shifting my vibration (when I notice it fluctuating) to match what I am wanting and watching the miracles and synchronicities that alignment brings.