Greetings! Wishing you much peace and motivation as you read this, to finally do that thing you have been putting off for one reason or another. I am one to talk, right? I mean, I can honestly say I have sucked at posting on a regular basis in 2016. What I can say is, I have been working, manifesting and of course remembering to enjoy life every step of the way! However, I wouldn’t deem my explanation as an excusable reason why I haven’t been openly sharing my writing, thus the inspiration for this blog post. I guess I could say I had an experience yesterday that help place some fire under my coolo.
What is accountability anyways? Accountability is defined as the quality or state of being accountable; an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility. So what does that make an accountability partner?….a person or group of persons that encourages, motivates or gives you the boost you need to keep a commitment. So what am I saying?
First and foremost, our highest amount of responsibility for accountability should come from ourselves. I mean who better than ourselves to want our dreams, and endeavors to come to fruition! To keep at our own goals, to keep pounding the pavement until the very things we bind ourselves to be committed to become such a huge staple, that working on them becomes second nature. One of the biggest self disappointments can be when you say you are committed to something or to doing something but fall short in some way. Who ends up with chief impact of failure to stay committed? YOU! I don’t know how you feel about it but to me, that feeling stinks! It doesn't feel good at all when I've let myself down.
Besides yourself, if you pay enough attention to detail, accountability is dang near everywhere! There is no good reason for lack of dedication! Like seriously, it’s amazing how the universe will literally send you things, circumstances, and people that will remind you of the commitments you made and have you straight motivated and reminded why you were so dedicated in the first place.
So this tripped me out, like super trippy. Yesterday, I went to the Rihanna Concert, which was so awesome by the way (shoutout to Rihanna, if you are out there someone and this gets back to you, I luhhh you girl)! Had these great plans in place to meet up with some dope folks I haven’t seen in like forever. We meet up, and are having a great time. Random, at least in my mind cause I am having such a good time in the moment, the last thing on my mind is blogging! Hey just keeping it real for 500 please! So one of the people I was with was like “Yo, you still been writing?” I almost blurted out excuse me! Not because I am rude, and not because I wasn’t excited that someone was checking for my work, cause it’s definitely a great feeling when someone ask you how one of your passions is going. Yet, I was so shell shocked in that moment, I felt naked, without a good excuse to give, especially because I know I am suppose to be blogging every other week and have not been. I felt sooo dumb. You know how it feels when somebody is calling you out, but not because he was calling me out for real, but because I’m weak in my own guilty conscience, basking in the, oh shoot, I fell all the way off, ego tripping emotion! Yea, that feeling.
So here I am writing about what may be a seemingly pointless post, but there is an Ah ha here! Man listen! When I tell you, the world around you is your accountability partner! I was reminded yesterday and now I am reminding you! The universe and God subscribe to every goal, every commitment, and dream you have for yourself! You are encouraged and supported in your commitments, if you would just pay attention! That one comment made me accountable to my commitment to keep blogging, and here am I writing! So shoutout to those dope spirits I was with the day of the Rihanna concert. Its always fun and games spending time with amazing people, but whats even more amazing is the encouragement, and the motivation that lies in reading between the lines.
I allow everyone I encounter to serve as some sort of inspiration to me. If you are reading this, I am wishing you the same inspiration and I am holding you accountable to get started or get back on track with any commitments, goals or dreams you have! Stay dedicated, as there is no greater reward than the fruits of your dedication. It can happen, just trust it! Believe you deserve it and the universe will serve it! Life’s too dope, the ocean is so big, keep swimming, you got it!
So much love & light to you all!
Xo,
Shina