Renewed Commitment

My thoughts today have more to do with the title "renewed commitment" than they do with the actual reading for the day. I've decided it is important to have time away from the things that we value and love doing, in this case - work and family. When I am away from work for either a conference or vacation, when I come back, I am reminded how much I love what I do. It always feels good to be back. (It doesn't feel good to get up out of bed when I want to sleep in and it's Monday morning, but after I get that out of my system, it really does feel good to be back!). Or when I see my family after not seeing them for awhile, I'm reminded over and over again how wonderful they are (They also drive me a little nuts, but I figure that's pretty normal!). It's reaffirmed to me how much they love me, I love them, and that I would do just about anything for them. It's a renewing or remembering of commitments that I don't get if they are around all the time. I will be there for them, they will be there for me. My legs don't ache from a desire to go run, but my heart aches when I haven't seen my family in a while. Renewed commitments bring such wonderful joy! What commitments do you renew every once in a while? What causes you to renew them?

- Melanie