The follow-through

I’ve been spending some time thinking this week about the commitments I’ve made here in Booneville. We were warned in training not to over-commit, so I’ve been careful to not make too many promises or take on too much over the past several weeks we’ve been here now. What is on the forefront of my mind is the importance to agree to do realistic things and build on those as I go.

There is quite possibly nothing worse than a broken promise, and the last thing I would want to do is agree to be involved with something I can’t.

Along the same lines, we are talking about personal goals this evening as a group. One of my teammates is not a huge fan of coming up with goals and asked, “What if I don’t have as many goals as everyone else.” My response was that the number is not what is important, but that the set goal or goals are ones we truly work toward accomplishing.

And I can take my own advice and apply it to where I serve here in Booneville. It isn’t necessary to spend every waking moment busy. In fact, I would be doing myself a disservice if I took no time to rest and concentrate on my commitments.

By having a few good goals to concentrate on, I will be more able to accomplish them. If I take on just a few good tasks at a time, I can pour myself into them and make them something great (and, I hope, self-sustainable). Then I can begin new projects (or new goals, whichever the case may be).

All that said, my unspoken goal tonight will be to commit wisely and follow through with each and every commitment to the best of my ability.

God bless,

Becca