Return my Maker's cup overflowing with love He/She would proudly call their own
I want to leave a legacy of what's important to me, to those whose company I depart from, (especially my wife, children, and grandchildren)
Live life in the fashion of epissé in all wonderful ways
Cheat death over and over unless it means I become mentally or physically incapacitated to the extent where the burden is too great for my wife or other family members
Do my best to raise self-reliant, and interdependent children who are intimate with God, true to themselves, happy in life, and who invest energies in easing the burdens of others, and who share their joy with others, especially with those most in need
Be aware and on-guard for the negatives, but focus, grow, and invest in the positives, and especially the seemingly impossible
Be a better person today than I was yesterday
Invest in the needy, and poor as much (or more) as I do in myself and my family
Let go of the past negatives and offenses by others, and instead, cling to the lessons learned, wisdom gleaned, and the positives
Stop to consider the possibility that all things may be 180 degrees from how I feel and think right now
THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS... AKA .... INCOMPLETE
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
POINTOFLIGHT13'S LIFE MISSION STATEMENT
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Blogger -
What a great mission statement for your life. These are things we could all look to accomplish in bettering ourselves as beings on our voyage. I was speaking with my cousin last night, one whom I haven't seen in quite some time. He is graduating high school and about to enter college, a world of so many fascinating possibilities, opportunities of learning and experiences, and he was looking to me for some guidance at this point in life.
In hindsight, I'm not sure I let him do much speaking, but tried to stuff him full of bits and pieces of what I feel that I've learned since I was his age. I spoke as though I were speaking to a younger self. One of the things I told him was not to cling so tightly to his beliefs that it hindered him from taking opportunities that would possibly bring about true understanding in his life. I suggested that he be leery of putting down others for they way they approach life, to be cautious of negatively criticizing others for the way they go about things or the way they think. The reason for this is that not only by doing this do you limit yourself in your own thinking, but years later, when working on some project, you may find that you are taking the same approach that you once pointed and laughed at someone else for taking. Dr. Wayne Dyer has a quotation from one of the ancients saying, "have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing."
It is so true, we are all works in progress. What a glorious reason for our spirits to be placed in this world, to have placed ourselves here - in order to learn, grow, teach, be taught, and day by day, be that much better than we used to be. Thank you for the reminder.
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