Commitment
What’s one commitment you’ve made to yourself lately? You’ve probably already made commitments to others, perhaps through marriage vows or as a parent or employee. Meeting these promises takes planning and sacrifice; you set your alarm, schedule time, turn down other plans to fulfil them. But how seriously do you take the commitments you make to yourself? To treat your own needs with the same compassion, patience and value that you would for your loved ones. Perhaps that’s your daily walk or putting aside time to paint, read or attend your favourite gym class. Or maybe it’s as simple as regularly scheduling 10 minutes for yourself before the rest of the household wakes up, to take some deep breaths, sip on hot tea, to do some stretches or yoga. Today,…