Commitment is the Beginning of Loyalty

I don’t use AI to write my posts. Ever. Early on, when I decided to come back to social media, I committed myself to writing my own stuff; what was on my own heart and mind to say. Workbooks, short books, everything I’ve written by my own hand.

Even if I’m angrily struggling with something, I know that there is magic in the commitment. Somewhere between my heart and mind, synapses are synergizing in a cosmic marriage to bring me to someplace…cool.

If I don’t know where that place is, that’s ok. If I don’t get to that place this year, that’s okay too. Because at some point all the inner parts of myself will converge with what wants to be expressed, and it will be absolutely magical. But it only comes by way of loyalty to what’s already with me, so that I can understand what’s really trying to come *through* me.

And isn’t that the same for everything else in our lives? People, relationships, projects, homes, and communities need to be understood in order to be properly developed. It all requires a dogged commitment to the right thing for the right reason.

We live in a society that outright rewards flaky behavior. It takes courage to walk away. You have to commit to building real trust in relationships. You have to be loyal through the challenge of learning new things.

In a transactional world, everything unimportant becomes urgent, and everything juicy about life becomes boring. Throwing away any addictions to the cheap and quick leaves room for excellence and sustainability. Staying loyal when it’s so popular to be a wiseass can make a person feel lonely. Stick to it anyway. One day, your wisdom and care will meet the right people. Together, you will build something extraordinary.

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