Fulfill The Promises Made To Yourself

When we are happy or sad we make promise to ourselves or to our Diety / God. Or at times we think that if this happens, I will do this. If I get money, I will do this. If I am able to achieve this target, then I will visit this mountain. If I am able to close this deal, I will be going to the desired location / restaurant, etc. There are whole range of promises that we make. We make to ourselves, we make to our staff, we make to our family and we make it to our God. When you make these promises, you give a message to each that when such and such task is completed then I would be so happy that I will do this thing (to please you or in celebration). Many a times it happens that once those tasks are completed, we have already forgotten those promises. We even forget to acknowledge that we have indeed achieved something or that something has been through due to good luck. 

The first thing I would like to say is, promise yourself or anybody only those things which you will be able to fulfill, do easily. Never promise so much that it would be impossible for you to do and complete. Take an example now. You go to some vendor and tell him to do certain task. And you tell him that you would pay him after the task is completed. When he tells you that the task is completed, you refuse to pay him. After six months, you again have some work with the vendor. You tell him to do the task. Will he do it? No, he won't until you have given his last time's due. 

That vendor is the third person. Must you not hear your heart and fulfill the promises given to it. If you fulfill the promises you have given to it, your subconscious mind will be happy. Next time when you promise it something, it will use all its energy to take your task to completion. Do you find the logic as to why you should fulfill the promises you give. If you are not able to fulfill it, please do not make it in the first place.