10 Commitments, 100 Discoveries: #8 – Choices

Hi, I’m a self proclaimed commitment-phobe. But, I’m also one that is working very hard to change. Honestly, it’s one of my toughest struggles. But, I am proud to say it is one that I am chipping away at slowly but surely. One day, when I tell my kids of my fear of commitment they will just laugh and say, “No way, not you!”

With the commitment, 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries, I’m working to show myself that commitments are like trains; it doesn’t matter where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on. Discoveries “#60-69″ are about commitments and plans. This post is part of that project. You can see all 10 commitments here and the entire project here. Focus on the plans, I sure am!

When put together, choices and commitments seem to be an oxymoron. On the other hand, the two words could mean the same thing. I made a choice. I made a commitment. What’s the difference between the two? Maybe a commitment is when you stick with a choice you made; see it through.

I made a lot of choices this year. I committed to traveling, spending more time with friends and experiencing new things. Recently, I also committed to a new job in a new city. I thought the change would be easy.I thought that as long as you had friends and loved your job, then it didn’t matter where you lived. I also thought that with all the work I’d done for a better work/life balance, that I could juggle both the commitment to the new job and the commitment to continue to experience new things and travel to spend time with friends.

After almost sixty days, I’m not so sure I’m doing a good job juggling. I look around and wonder if the choice to go back to the corporate world pushes me back into the same rut I spent ten months getting out of. Maybe it does. Maybe I have to work harder at sticking to my commitments. Maybe, I have to make better choices.

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