Nov 20, 2020 Journal — Commitments

Ahh, the morning routine is making a lot more sense to me now. The peace and quiet that comes from rising early and focusing on my own priorities — my body, my mind, my spirit — before the business of the day and other peoples’ priorities flood in. I would like for this to become a fixture in my life… and… we’ll see.

I’m observing myself constantly trying to resist the urge to set self-mandates and proclamations in stone about who I am, what I value, and what I do. In some ways I feel like I’m back to being a teenager... constantly trying to break away from my inherited and unconscious habits and proclivities to strike out on my own.

What stops me from setting more ‘ground rules’ for myself?

Hmm… probably for fear of changing my mind later or not living up to my values or pre-set schedule. Probably because I just know that I’ll know more later, and that some of these commitments — if ‘set-in-stone’ — will need to change.

There’s an interesting question that I’d love input on — when do I and should I set things in stone for myself? I suppose a lot of my urge to set things in stone is so that I can share with others/the world more confidently. While I’m already developing habits in every category, some of the personal commitments I’ve been dwelling on making are on things like:

commitments to sustainable living

• cap on annual flights (and/or offsetting all carbon from air travel)
• investing in solar for…