Its long been decided that everything in the Universe is energy, including thoughts and words. When any of us thinks or speaks something, we create a vibrational response that goes out into the world in the form of energy.

Youve probably heard of the Law of Attraction, the Law of Intention and the Law of Reciprocity. When you think, speak or act, you activate these laws and your thoughts and words become laws unto themselves.

When you make a statement, a commitment or a promise, you are speaking your own personal brand of law. If you later break that promise, that commitment, you then, in effect, break your own law.

There are certain physical responses to this ~ we call it cause and effect. Remember Newtons Third Law? For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The physical response, the disappointment of the person to whom you made the promise, is usually obvious and reasonably quick to show itself. They become mad or disappointed and usually they let you know it.

But what you may not realize is that there is also an energetic response. Everything is, after all, energy.

When you make a commitment and then fail to keep it, you are saying, not only physically to the person you disappointed, but also the Universe at large, that you are not to be trusted. You are saying that you do not keep your promises and that what you say cannot be trusted. This goes out into the ether and becomes part of it, and part of the reflection of who you are.

Now you might say that you had good reason to cancel your appointment, but thats simple justification. Of course YOU had a reason. Of course you have an EXCUSE. But the simple fact is that you can no longer be fully trusted. The Universe knows it; the people in your life know it; and, worst of all, YOU know it too.

Eventually, if you break your word (law) enough, the energy of the Universe doesnt know what to do with you. And then, when you start to visualize, or do affirmations, with the intention of creating something in your life, the Universe doesnt know what to do with it. You cannot be trusted to speak the truth and so confusion ensues.

If this is you, its pretty much a guarantee that you wont be getting what you want in life anytime soon, if youre constantly breaking your word. Why would the Universe work to give you what you say you want, when youve shown so many times in the past that what you say isnt really what you want at all?

If this rings true for you, Ill bet you have recently had someone disappoint you ~ they made you a promise or a commitment and then they failed to keep it. Like attracts like, remember.

Youve heard the old story of the boy who cried wolf; well this is no different. Eventually, the Universe and the people around you will simply stop answering your calls. Even when you are serious, and have every intention of following through on your promises, there is little or no response. You have pulled the wool down too many times.

Fool me once, shame on you; fool my twice, shame on me.

So the key, especially is to start making promises that you can keep ~ and then keep them. Start setting the precedent that you are a person of your word; that when you speak, your word is law and that you, as the Sheriff of your world, will hold fast to that law.

Make a point, each day of making and keeping just one small promise. Youll soon find that the rest of your intentions start being realized much more frequently. Youll have reactivated the Law of Attraction, the Law of Intention and the Law of Reciprocity in your favour.

Youll be a force to be reckoned with, and only those who are willing, able and capable of reckoning with you will show up in your life.