tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779287853088298189.post6749600887436354379..comments2023-10-29T03:21:02.475-05:00Comments on Singlutionary: Commitment IssuesThe Singlutionaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199194725578216599noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779287853088298189.post-80339276508052135332009-01-06T22:11:00.000-06:002009-01-06T22:11:00.000-06:00COMMITMENT vs. SETTLINGoh, i have COMMITMENT issue...COMMITMENT vs. SETTLING<BR/><BR/>oh, i have COMMITMENT issues alright - issues committing to some pathetic self-centered loser just so i don't have to be alone. how many friends do you have who SETTLED for someone who doesn't begin to deserve them? or are starting to consider it because it seems better than the alternative (lonliness)? <BR/><BR/>should i just settle for this, cuz maybe this is as good as it gets? and cuz now i'm so attached that my life without this person would feel so empty...what it boils down to is FEAR - fear of being alone, fear that what you want out of life will never come to be, and so on. <BR/><BR/>HOW MANY GOOD DECISIONS ARE BASED ON FEAR?<BR/><BR/>there's nothing wrong with wanting marriage and family, and having that as a primary value in life. what's hard for singles is knowing what to do in the meantime, becuase we don't have control over when or how love will happen. <BR/><BR/>commitment has it's time and place...but one can waste a lot of life committing to things and people that aren't good for them.<BR/><BR/>thank you jennifer nettles of sugarland for summing it up for us -<BR/><BR/>Sugarland "Settlin" lyrics...<BR/><BR/>Fifteen minutes left to throw me together<BR/>For Mr. Right Now, not Mr. Forever<BR/>Don't know why I even try when I know how it ends<BR/>Lookin' like another, "Maybe we can be friends."<BR/>I've been leaving it up to fate<BR/>It's my life so it's mine to make<BR/><BR/>Chorus:<BR/>I ain't settlin'<BR/>For just getting by<BR/>I've had enough so-so<BR/>For the rest of my life<BR/>Tired of shooting too low<BR/>So raise the bar high<BR/>"Just enough," ain't enough this time<BR/>I ain't settlin' for anything less than everything<BR/><BR/>you're right on singlutionary - commit to YOURSELF first. and raise the bar!downfromtheledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324597207878500097noreply@blogger.com