Promises

Was Robert Frost the first one to say,
“But I have promises to keep and
miles to go before I sleep…” ?

Maybe so but he certainly wasn’t the last.

“ Promises to keep…” – could that phrase/concept
– so heavy laden with the potential
to instill guilt and shame
should said promise not be kept –
possibly be a product of the modern age?

Might you lay all or most of mankind‘s
current conundrums/stressors at its feet?
I dare say you could, however it would do you
no good because we are stuck
with our burdens nonetheless.

What we can do though is begin to
slowly unburden ourselves
from the yoke of unmet promises
with one simple act.

Do not make them – not one – ever again –
simply do not make promises. Do not enter into
this potential set-up for failure in the first place.

Life is too unpredictable and it seems
better by far to refuse to make promises
rather than risk burdening ourselves with the
potential of carrying any more
emotional weight than we already have.

This is a lifestyle change that one
can implement fairly easily.

We couch it in love (the truth by the way);
explain to our loved ones that rather
than potentially risk our relationship we have
decided to eliminate promise making
(to be differentiated from commitment)
from our lives.

Try it – you might be surprised.