I am serious about my promises and I promised myself that I would post every Thursday. I missed this Thursday and I owe myself the accountability of a public apology. There are many who have said “don’t be so hard on yourself” to me. I never respond. Initially because I didn’t know how, then because I became numb to what I saw as the insult of those words.

I am hard on myself because I know what my standards are.

It’s a fool who tells an athlete not to sweat.

I will not be a fool who accepts the allowance of a distraction that lead to missing a prayer and missing a promise. I would do myself a disservice and I am setting a poor example of self-discipline if I do not discipline myself with the accountability of starting the apology.

What is an apology?

1. It is acknowledging what needs to be correct that has harmed.
2. It is saying that I acknowledge.
3. It is putting an action in play to never willingly repeat that action which drove you to be apologetic.

I will miss another Thursday posting because I am human and destine to need a reminder of what I am committed to. I will also miss every Thursday after I die, but I will do all I can to never miss another Thursday because I was too lazy to set the schedule for the posting.