com·mit·ment

noun \kə-ˈmit-mənt\

–noun

1

a : an act of committing to a charge or trust: as (1) : a consignment to a penal or mental institution (2) : an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee b : mittimus

2

a : an agreement or pledge to do something in the future; especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date b : something pledged c : the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled 

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I have been pondering on this word for some months now and I wonder if we truly understand the word. Oftentimes, it is spoken in relation to courtship. Right now, I think about it in terms of my athletes. There are also other places where it applies: life, religion, school, learning something new, etc.


What causes us to want to commit to something? What causes us to shy away from it? What causes us to refuse it?

I wonder to myself, at what level do we begin to understand the choices that we have made?  We get in to situations and we say we are prepared, we are ready to make the choice. But we don't act like it. We still make backwards choices.

While the above song parenthetically describes a relationship, I believe it can be a relationship with anything / -one. The artist even states that the imagery is a metaphor. I identify with the song because I am fearlessly loyal to whatever I am doing. Often I struggle alone because I struggle to share my vision and help others see how amazing something could be.

My new project is to find characteristics of great coaches, to be the person God would have me be, and to get my life back on track. We are going through many great changes at work and there are great things that are on the verge of happening in my life. I look forward to the possibilities. Unfortunately, there will be some people who are not part of these changes and I will miss them. But I can't force anyone's hand.

So, until I get it figured out I will keep walking down the street with my piano in tow <3