tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034733338217178453.post8757301472851351157..comments2013-09-12T12:46:02.833-05:00Comments on Yoga & RandomNess: I'm committing myself...Michelle Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799941507869610474noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034733338217178453.post-84630513160912250012011-07-03T11:00:48.398-05:002011-07-03T11:00:48.398-05:00Thank you for sharing this - insightful. I find m...Thank you for sharing this - insightful. I find myself innately coming from a place of no rather than yes and have to work at switching the mind set to I will and what can I add vs take away. These commitments are fantastic. I love your words "drink in the challenges and joy they can bring". Again, thank you for your inspiring words :).Michelle Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799941507869610474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034733338217178453.post-65874644931421148732011-07-02T21:01:32.243-05:002011-07-02T21:01:32.243-05:00I worry about adding some banality to this discuss...I worry about adding some banality to this discussion but lately all of my commitments I want to make seem to focus on the negative rather than the positive! Like, "I will not eat potato chips in front of the TV every night", or, "I will not read mindless fiction every night until I have read the books on that shelf that are full of what I want to commit myself to." I think sometimes it is easier to focus on the negative than focus on the positive commitment. Operating on the negative is actually not as strong for me- the "I Will Not" vs. the "I Will". I think I set myself up to fail more often than not. Make a statement, a commitment, to the positive not only to deny, but affirm. So, for me, I guess I should commit to committing to the positive! :-) <br /><br />-- I WILL read those books and drink in the challenges and joy they can bring me. <br />-- I WILL make healthy choices for my body/mind and sing that body electric through movement(yoga&dance), sound (singing with my broadway babes and filling my days with the joys of music), and touch (no details needed.)fleetinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518597751828579823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034733338217178453.post-32863354933760066852011-06-29T09:13:25.626-05:002011-06-29T09:13:25.626-05:00Such profundity in your words. I like that take o...Such profundity in your words. I like that take on the word and how you can take the peace and solace it brings when thinking about love and family and bring the same softened approach to other commitments :) LOVE this! Thank you so much for sharing...i too will use this.Michelle Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799941507869610474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034733338217178453.post-25395832158698092222011-06-28T11:20:17.452-05:002011-06-28T11:20:17.452-05:00When I read the word commitment I first thought of...When I read the word commitment I first thought of it as a synonym to discipline, which I hugely lack and the list of all the commitments I need to make poured in. But then I was thinking more about the word and thought about my upcoming commitment...marriage. A commitment to a wonderful man and Father to my child and with that I found peace in the word. So now can I soften and find that same peace in other/new commitments?Dilamonteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023721432478059242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034733338217178453.post-62317336263784735722011-06-28T08:48:03.308-05:002011-06-28T08:48:03.308-05:00I just received your post this morning and thought...I just received your post this morning and thought the same thing. Great minds think alike or similar minds anyway :). I too have been thinking lately if I limit myself by not fully expressing that which I truly desire. Is it the "not worthy" space that limits this or the "fear of being denied or told no" to your point? Some much needed commitment in the more relaxed summer months should help balance things out :).Michelle Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799941507869610474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034733338217178453.post-2838431405400243462011-06-27T21:58:00.858-05:002011-06-27T21:58:00.858-05:00Interesting -- my blog post for tonight is about t...Interesting -- my blog post for tonight is about the reasons why I am sometimes afraid to pray -- afraid to ask God for that which my heart desires. And in the process of facing these fears, I have come to the place of committing to ask...and then waiting to see how He answers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701362919026534336noreply@blogger.com