{"id":205,"date":"2010-12-20T10:34:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T15:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholeperson.com\/wordpress\/?p=205"},"modified":"2010-12-20T10:34:12","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T15:34:12","slug":"commitment-versus-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/commitment-versus-surrender","title":{"rendered":"Commitment versus Surrender"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commitment is your belief system in action. It is the decision to invest in particular goals, values, beliefs<\/a>, and concepts. It seems as though there are a million things you want to do with your life, and even more you have to do. These want-to\u2019s and have-to\u2019s in life create stress if you don\u2019t make good decisions about which is which. You\u2019ll feel stressed<\/a> if you only pay attention to either one.\u00a0 Maybe you try too hard to do it all. If you find yourself saying there isn\u2019t enough time, then you\u2019ve got too much on your plate. It can make you feel panicked, rushed, and overwhelmed. On the other hand, having too little on your plate leaves you feeling unchallenged, bored, and depressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve taken on too much, you need to surrender<\/a> something. We don\u2019t like to surrender. We hate feeling \u00a0we had to give in or that we lost, but surrendering isn\u2019t failing or losing. It\u2019s the flip side of commitment, not the opposite of winning. It\u2019s adjusting, and it can be as simple as changing your pace or realizing when a commitment is unrealistic.<\/p>\n