Recommit

When I was defending my dissertation, I wanted something that I could physically touch to remind myself that God was with me and that I could do it!! I went to the closest Target and found a string bracelet that had a cross, it was also brown and gold which are my sorority colors, I felt it was a sign. I bought it and wore it on March 24, 2014. I passed my dissertation defense on that day.

As 2021 started, I once again found myself wanting something tangible that could serve as a reminder of what I wanted for this year. I was on Instagram and I saw an ad for myintent.org. This company allows you to create a bracelet and customize them with a word. There are many words that I thought about. I almost got the word commit because I want to make 2021 the year I commit to myself. However, I thought about it more and decided to go with recommit.

As I thought more about my word, I realized that I do not have a problem committing to myself. I have grand ideas of things I want to do and start, where I struggle is in recommitting. In order to achieve our goals, we need to recommit to ourselves, each and every day, that is what keeps us working to reach our goals, dreams, and desires. So in 2021, I recommit to myself, to my happiness, and to the goals I start because this time, I will finish them.

Recommitting is a choice to pick up where you left off, to restart, to pivot, to choose yourself. I love my word and I am excited to recommit over and over again in 2021.