You guys like these assignments, right? Beyond Blue reader Margaret says she does, so I let her speak for the rest of you. Feel free to ignore these, of course.
However, this one has been really helpful for me. Earlier this year I tutored a student (at the Naval Academy) who had been given an assignment to write his life mission statement. This is a one-sentence personal mission statement that incorporates your passion and talents (do what?), your audience (to whom?), and values (in what way?). You can't cheat and go over one period. You CAN use lots of "ands" and "buts" and "whiles," but (see there I go) all your verbs and clauses have to be part of one sentence.
I was moved by my student's statement, which was this:
My life mission statement is to help the underprivileged and unhappy obtain better lives for themselves and their families by identifying problems and working tirelessly and selflessly to achieve solutions no matter how difficult the task.
Wow. And he's only like 18 or 19. Think of what he will accomplish in his life with a solid base like that.
Mine was this:
I want to be an instrument of God's love and peace to everyone I meet in this world, and I wish to provide hope to those weighted down by mental illness.
I think you'll really get a lot out of this exercise. Because once you know what you truly want and what you are really about, you can move in the right direction. Now I'm starting to sound like a cheesy motivational speaker, SO I think I should stay away from memorial services for awhile AND stop reading the obituaries.
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my lifes mission is to communciate to the world of thier problems and the tell them a new world is the solution
This is a wonderful idea. Thank you for this opportunity.
My mission statement is: I will be an encourager to others by lifting them up, thus bringing them God's love, peace and joy though my actions.
A young person up the line said: "My life mission is to live out my purpose in God's Will and minister to God's people all over the world and help them to mature and become emotionally whole and stable. "
That is the mission to which I, too, am called. I am blessed by being given the gift of healing through Reiki so that in my last years on earth I have a platform upon which to stand and achieve that mission. I am greatful. Margaret Lee, LMT, Reiki Master
My life's mission is to be a servant. I want to serve my husband, my family, my patient/members, my friends, strangers. Essebtially, I want to live my life serving the Lord. Also, I want to live my life without regrets, worries, judgement, prejudice, isolation, or fears. My life's mission is to live my life outside of the box society may have me in.
My life's mission is to LAST, Love, Allow, Surrender to the Source and Trust in the Universe to help bring about a peaceful, harmonious global transformation, by 12/21/2012.
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