Keeping your word

Our words hold power. They are the outward expression of our inner thoughts. When we commit to an action through our words, we are informing the Universe and other human beings that we deem this action to be important. It is up to each of us to maintain the integrity of those words through follow up. As a way to establish this as a habit for myself, I will state to the person that I am committing to acting on my promise by a specific date. When I follow through on my promise I notify the person of its completion. That builds accountability into the promise and keeps me on track. I notice how much better I feel when I do this rather than procrastinating until the time elapsed creates a situation where taking the action is no longer beneficial. People around us know that we can be counted on to keep our word and the bond of trust between us increases tenfold. What have you promised to do for someone that requires you to keep your word?