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title: "I don't like making promises ... but I promise to TRY"
url: "https://iceberg.life/i-dont-like-making-promises--but-i-promise-to-try"
published: "2025-07-04T14:41:00Z"
updated: "2025-07-04T16:35:04Z"
---

# I don't like making promises ... but I promise to TRY

I don't like letting people down.

I feel guilt and shame when someone says "you promised" .....

But what I know I can promise .... is simply to try. Not anyone else's definition but my own.

And just try.

I'm afraid to even say "my best" .... because I don't want to get trapped into an idealistic perfectionistic "try" that is frankly impossible.

Do what I can. And that's enough.

I promise to try.

and then be specific. What I can do. I can try to think about it. I can try to take a first step toward it. I can simply TRY.