Passion Party #567: Commitment vs. Obligation

We all take on commitments, and each commitment creates obligations.

We run into trouble when we end up with obligations that we realize we really don't want to fulfill.

So before I take on something new, I ask myself, "Is this a commitment I want to take on? 

Or will it end up being a bunch of obligations that I really don't want to do?

And what in my life now is really just an obligation that I don't care about any more?

Clearing out the obligations and focusing on the commitments I actually want to fulfill  simplifies my life and helps me feel more "in balance".