The Importance of Consistency in Committed Relationships and Life Goals
When it comes to committed relationships, whether it be marriage or a committed partnership, we make a vow to support and be with each other through good times and bad. But can we truly be committed if we are only willing to fulfill our commitment on certain days or circumstances? The same goes for our commitment to a healthy lifestyle or achieving a certain goal. Can we truly reach our desired outcome if we are only willing to put in the effort sometimes? Being a parent, a soldier, or someone who wants to change the world all require a consistent level of commitment. A mother would never choose not to feed her child because she wasn't feeling like a mother that day, and a soldier wouldn't skip a war just because they wanted a day off. So why do we think it's okay to cheat on our diets or skip our workout just because we're not feeling it that day? The same goes for our own personal integrity. We may not like it when others lie to us, but do we hold ourselves to the sam...