1. Thought
2. Intention
3. Promise
4. Commitment
5. Oath
A mere thought or opinion doesn’t have as much power as a promise. You have thousands of thoughts and opinions but have they ever made a real difference in your life?
Most thoughts aren’t even yours. They were put there by schooling , media, family and friends. They were picked up out of the aether.
The thought you just had: Do you remember
sourcing,
originating,
creating,
intending it?
Check. Look.
If you’re honest, you’ll find that it “somehow” appeared.
Where did it appear from?
Who put it there?
If you don’t recall deliberately chosing this thought, can you really it is “yours”? If you don’t even remember the thought a few hours later, can be said to be “yours”?
A thought rarely moves the compass, but a promise does.
A promise is something you remember making, originating, sourcing. It is therefore YOURS.
It’s popular to claim “thoughts become things” and “thoughts create reality”. But if thoughts alone created reality, we’d be in real trouble. In and of themselves, they are not strong enough to permanently alter reality. Repeated thoughts, verbalized thoughts, thoughts-followed-by-actions have more impact.
But a thought crystallized into a promise is powerful.
Make a promise to yourself or another of which you know you can make it come true within the next 12 hours. Then, be sure to fulfill your promise. This is a great exercise in reality creation and conditioning your subconscious that your word comes true.
With a promise, you are the author of your reality. As the AUTHOR you have AUTHORITY.
If we take it a level higher, we have Commitment. Do you know what Commitment feels like? It’s a contract. Unfortunately so many overuse the word. The call mere thoughts and wishes “commitments” and ask “are you committed?” and answer with “yes”.
But a real commitment means there is no plan B, you’re contractually obliged. A marriage is a commitment. If I say to you “Make a million dollars within a year or else I’ll shoot your family”, you will likely experience an unbending commitment to make that money. How likely is it you will manifest the Million? Very likely. Could you generate that commitment without the external threat? Well yes, you can. It’s a matter of will.
The highest level of thought-intensity is the Oath. All the great Religions forbid taking an Oath.
Why? Because it’s too serious, too rigid of a promise. If I make a Commitment, I can still back out of the contract through cancellation or paying a fee. But with an oath, the punishment for backing out is often death.
I don’t recommend taking a blood oath – but I do recommend you understand the thought-intensity required to create a reality.
