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HABIT #4<br />
Commit to You<br />
Several years ago, I researched the philoso- phy of<br />
marriage; I courted myself, made a <strong>com</strong>mitment<br />
and had a self-wedding and actually married Shanel<br />
Cooper-Sykes. During this time I got to know myself<br />
and experienced many beautiful and intimate moments<br />
with myself. I’m not talking about sexual intimacy; I’m talking<br />
about quiet, magical moments of peace and serenity. At the time<br />
my friends thought I was crazy for doing this, but I actually had a<br />
ceremony. I bought myself a ring, invited friends to Central Park<br />
and then recited the vows I had written to myself. Although it was<br />
done with humor, it was truly symbolic. I still wear the ring and<br />
continue to uphold myself to those vows today. This simple act of<br />
self- acceptance and love increased my capacity to expe- rience<br />
both love for a man and an overall love for life. After this, I never<br />
<br />
able to obtain a deeper spiritual level of love that’s unreachable by<br />
the average person.<br />
When you stand in front of the altar to get mar- ried you say a set<br />
<br />
until “death do you part.” However, this is almost impossible if<br />
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This type of personal fraud is what keeps per- fectly good people<br />
from enjoying the maximum pleasure that life can offer. I believe<br />
there are cer- tain results you want to ac<strong>com</strong>plish in life—like<br />
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