My Life Mission

One of my assignments this term was to write a personal mission statement, a task I took seriously, and was pleased to find that within about half an hour of sitting down, I had produced the essential aspects I wanted included.  I thought it might be of interest to those of you supporting me on this adventure, so have decided to share it here.  Now, the main comment I received from the professor was that I need to include how I plan to accomplish these goals, and that is an answer that I am still mulling over and working on figuring out.  For some of the statements, they are accomplished through life choices that I am already making, but others are more complicated and require some thought as to how I plan to make sure I practice them in my daily and future life.

Anyhow, let me know what you think!

My life mission is:
- to place GOD first in my priorities, giving my faith sway above other concerns;
- to value relationships, LOVING, encouraging, and investing in family and friends;
- to be a staunch ADVOCATE for those whose voices are not heard – the orphan, the widow, the poor, the oppressed, and those whose justice has been withheld;
- to SERVE the one in my path without expectation of recompense or recognition;
- to live selflessly, remembering daily that what has been given to me is not for me alone, but to enable me to SHARE with others;
- to remind myself of the HUMANITY of all, the good and bad that goes with it, and in that, release myself and others from expectations of perfection, determining to discern and remove masks used to hide flaws;
- to choose to live HEALTHFULLY, recalling my limits and living within them;
- to live responsibly and with CONVICTION, making decisions that reflect my values, and adopting the attitude of a lifelong student;
- to choose JOY in all circumstances, finding the miraculous in the everyday;
- and to live an AUTHENTIC and contagious life, finding my significance before God, not motivated by the recognition of others.