Commitment

Commitment is one of those things.  You know, those things that you see either one way or the other.  There isn't a lot of middle ground in commitment.  Like being pregnant.  You either are, or you're not.

What you choose to commit to says lot about you as a person.  Are you committed to your spouse?  Your family?  Your faith?  Your job?  Your causes?  Your favorite team?  Really?!  Fully committed?!

If you are wishy-washy then you are not committed.  If you are not willing to put in the time to do the job right, then you are not committed.  If you look for ways to get out of the responsibilities associated with your commitment, there is a problem with your commitment level.  If you spend more time looking for the loop hole than just putting your shoulder to the wheel, then the commitment isn't there.

Why do people live like this?  Living an incongruent life is much more difficult, I would think.  If I have committed to something, I work hard to complete my end of the given deal. 

I'm committed to my family--that doesn't make it easy to follow through for this family unit I have been given, but it is worth it.  And I love my family even more as we struggle through life, working in out together.

I'm committed to my faith--and I see a lot of blessings come from living what I believe,all the time, in all the places I find myself, and in all the situations I get into.  God blesses me as I do what I know is right.  It is just that easy.

I'm committed to my work--and that is saying something because "volunteer work" just doesn't pay what the world deems as valuable.  But I know the value in my time as I serve local schools, as I support local PTA leaders, as I work with kids around town.  The world around me is a little better when I am done with it, simply because I feel like I have done a little extra.

Finding fulfillment is more than having someone tell you that what you do is making a difference.  Fulfillment must come when the level of my commitment is answered by the level of my personal value--even when no one else see it that way.