#embodied commitments

By Audria LB

At the request of Fati Abubakar, I would like to share some of my embodied commitments, and some things that I have learned lately.

The idea of an embodied commitment is that it is not simply enough to make the commitment and be committed, you must BE the commitment. That means everything that you are and everything that you do is a commitment to your goals. As you might sense, an embodied commitment is not made lightly, but with intention; it also helps to speak it aloud as many times as is necessary for it to really make space in your body.

And so, without further ado, here are my commitments. These are merely a jumping-off point, merely examples to show you how you might incorporate embodied commitments into your own life. As follows:

·         I am a commitment to trusting myself more: not just my mind, but also my body and spirit/intuition.

·         I am a commitment to gracefully accepting when I am wrong.

·         I am a commitment to asking for the help I need when I need it.

·         Just because I ask for something doesn’t mean that I’m automatically going to receive it. And I am not stupid or wrong for asking for help if I don’t receive it. A need is a need is a need.