"All these words that I [have] spoken...

just promises broken now" - The Jayhawks "Promises Broken"

The worst of all broken promises are those made to ones self and unkept. I find myself repeatedly doing something that I said I would never allow myself to do...yet I feel no guilt and no compulsion to change these situations. That leaves me to ask, were these promises worth making in the first place, or have I changed so much from when I made them, that they no longer mean what they once did...hmmm

Wow...a philisophical debate with myself on a Friday night - my life is so exciting!

S

Dec 13 - Perhapse "promise" is not quite the right word...maybe ideal or standard would be better suited...

*Originally posted at: Twisted ramblings from the mouse that runs the brain
Comments:

it's been awhile since I've stopped by...just thought I'd check in to see how u
were doing....take careJenn
December 03 11:56 PM
Published by: BeachsideSmallfrie23

I don't know about promises to oneself, but I personally hate promises in general. If your word is worth anything you shouldn't need to say "I promise", just saying you'll do something should be guarantee enough that it will be so. And if your word is worthless, saying "I promise" only means someone will be disappointed.
December 09 9:41 PM
Published by: Marjorie

Guilt isn't the only way to know if you should keep promises, sometimes it's the mere principal behind that which has been promised. If something is bad, feeling guilt isn't the only way to know, or vice versa not feeling bad for not doing good things shouldn't mean that you shouldn't do them either.
December 13 11:52 AM
Published by: Razberrykiss