Reflection
Physically, laziness is resistance to work or exertion and a disposition toward idleness. A greater danger is mental laziness which accepts everything that is promoted socially or politically without having the curiosity or the energy to critique it. It is one cause of prejudice and divisive opinions people may hold without any attempt to check the facts. Commitment is energetic. It is a steadfast focus on a course of action that usually arises out of personal conviction. At its best, this conviction is based in a sincere desire to follow what one understands as true and the best course. Commitment requires a willingness to work and seek answers. A committed person puts in the time to achieve a goal even that of contemplation and the search for God.
Prayer
Let me remember, O Lord, your call that we be salt of the earth and leaven.
Action
I will examine my own usual mental disposition. Am I mentally lazy? Where do my commitments lie
Suggested Reading
Salt is good; but if salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? It is useless… it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 14:25-35
The truth shall make you free.
John 8:32
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
Ferdinand Foch
When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.
Howard Schultz
Commitment is an act, not a word.
Jean-Paul Sartre
The most important element in the failure equation is your personal commitment to keep trying.
Catherine Pulsifer
I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.
Walter Cronkite
Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality.
Abraham Lincoln
Most people fail not because lack of desire but because of lack of commitment.
Vince Lombardi
At the moment of commitment, the entire universe conspires to assist you.
Goethe
Motivation is what gets you started. Commitment is what keeps you going.
Jim Rohn
Commitment is the little choices every day that lead to the final results we’re striving for.
Anonymous