I promise...

Definition of PROMISE

1a: a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified b: a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act

2: reason to expect something <little promise of relief>; especially: ground for expectation of success, improvement, or excellence <shows considerable promise>

I am 29 years old. I have lived a lifetime of promises. I have made many, received many and broken few. For years I have held to the idea of a promise being supremely important. In a world with little honor, integrity and a blurred idea of respect... a promise is usually a word just thrown about. This is a shame.

There was a time when you could buy a house with a handshake and by giving your word. "my word is my bond". This is honor. This was a promise. A powerful yet simple declaration of intent, upheld by an idea. I am a business person and so I understand the value of collateral. Yet sometimes I yearn for a world where a promise means something again.

I have always tried to hold myself to a high standard, and a piece of that for me has always been to carry through with my promises. I do not say I promise unless I mean it. If I make a promise I will fight to the end to uphold my "word". I don't do it because society says I should. I don't do it out of some sad save the world mentality. I do it because it is the right things to do. I want my words to hold value. The way to make that happen is to put my actions where my words are haha. 

I would like to challenge you to stand for honor and integrity. You can not change the choices others make. We can all change the choices we make for ourselves. I chose to continue to hold a promise as gold. If I tell you I promise something... you will always know I have made the ultimate commitment to you and will fight, until there is nothing left to fight for, in order to fill that promise.

This is a promise.