Trust me, I keep to my words.

            I am sitting in my room this Saturday evening, listening to Meghan Trainor's Treat Myself and I want to just talk about trust. How many times have you ever had to hold on to just what someone says like that is the only assurance you have? How many times have you gotten angry that people did not keep to their words and most importantly how many times have you been the person not keeping to your words?

Trust (N)

• Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
• That upon which confidence is reposed, ground of reliance; hope
• Trustworthiness, reliability.

      The thing is that over time, I have noticed that all people can count on at times is what you tell them and how much you keep to it. We get offended if people make promises to us and don't keep them when that delivery is just delayed with no reason whatever but most times we tend to forget if we have the same issue. 

I am actually no longer surprised when I hear people say that the thing about life is not to place expectations on people, sometimes you should not take their words for it blah, blah, blah.

There is this episode of Disney's Sofia the First that is stuck in my head. She promised a princess that she was going to play with her (I think) and she decides to create another her to do that. (okay, I am bad at telling stories). The song in the episode is actually what I replay to myself most times;

If I make a Promise to a friend as grand as you,

I'll do that special promise,

you can bet that I'll be true,

So I say that every day, we make a date to play,

I'll be there with time to spare,

No matter what's in my way.

...

Nothing can keep me from keeping my words.

My point here is,

Ask yourself, can someone take my word for it or do they have to keep their fingers crossed, wish on a star and hold their breath in hopes that I come through or do they feel assured that I have promised and it would be done. It does not matter if it is at work, among friends and family, people need to find you trustworthy.

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We all need to be accountable for what we say, and even if people around are not interested in that sort of honesty, it helps if we stand to become the change we so desire to see.

I understand this is the real world, stuff happens and sometimes, we forget to do things we are supposed to do, or we cannot fulfil those words of ours, the best we can do is to apologize and ensure it does not happen again, You can set reminders for plans (thank God for smartphones right) and if something unexpected happens, call the person, let them know it wasn't your fault and right after making up for it.

Most importantly, don't make promises you don't intend to keep. Why would you do something like that? I know we sometimes say a thing to pacify the next person but it is better if the person knows outrightly that you do not intend to whatever they expect. They most likely get angry but they would end up respecting you for being someone who keeps to their words. 

In all, I suppose all I am trying to say is, let people trust what you say, keep the promises you make and above all, even if others are not doing it, be the change you desire to see.

So trust me, I keep my words.

Xoxo,

The Estherian