Merry Go Round

same sights

same sounds

same fights

different rounds

merry go

merry

no

merry go round

shari renee

Self Awareness Practice: Drafting Your Personal Mission Statement

  The "Habits of Highly Effective People" course had many life changing lessons and tips on how to change your thinking to produce a better and more effective life for yourself. I find myself revisiting my handbook often to keep myself motivated and on the right course. A take away that I hadn't yet shared with you all is "Drafting Your Personal Mission Statement." An exercise from Habit 2, the concept of 'Beginning With the End in Mind', or envisioning outcomes before action. 

A Personal Mission Statement is meant to:

Clarify what's important to you

Provide focus

Help design your life instead of having it designed for you

Guide your day to day decisions

Give you a greater sense of meaning and purpose

Below is the result of writing for five minutes without stopping; the Personal Mission Statement that I came up with back in October while enrolled in the course:

"I want to be remembered. A hero even if it's a personal one. I want people to be happy when they think of me. To be motivated. To smile. To feel like they can reach their goals/ dreams because of the life I lead. I want to paint write fall in love travel have a beautiful family. I want to feel free completely and know that I did it right. I did it my way. Life is beautiful and I want to go to bed every night feeling that way rich vibrant colors living in a different country eat foods full of culture that tell a story. Boats planes mountains animals trees trains oceans sunsets discover create beauty inspire write a book share my thoughts with the world and even if they only reach one person I want them to reach that person. Find the most passionate of all loves and renew it everyday."

It's a very eye-opening thing to be asked how you want to be remembered. Once you decide what you want your legacy to be it will have a strong impact on how you begin to live your day to day life. You will begin to live with that "end result" in mind.


Pick up the book here:






( SIDE NOTE: Personal Mission Statements can and will change as you grow through life. I plan to continue to add to mine until it perfectly reflects who I am/ want to be. )

"Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits."

-Fulton J. Sheen

timing

life's greatest gift

and curse 

we're always chasing

time

never in control of when it's right..

Balmain Jeans x Cudi

)
took a few listens

"give me your hand
put it here
this is where you start.."

( SIDE NOTE: I feel so good about life right now. When you let go and allow life to unfold without trying to control every little aspect… you begin to realize that things will happen as they should. Trust, Faith and Hard Work will get you far. )

Spring Cleaning

Made a big drop-off to the Salvation Army today. 

Always feels good to give back.

sometimes God wants YOU to make the decision

and if He see's you're not doing it He will

place situations and things in your life to almost make you walk away

sometimes He'll make people leave you because He knows you don't have the strength to walk away

and He doesn't want you to waste anymore of your time.


You x Me Interactive Art Display Beijing, China

You x Me Interactive art display

Zhang Zhaohui

Beijing, China

...And repeat

My vision board is the first and last thing I see in the morning/ at night.

It's important to have a constant reminder of what you want and where you want to be in life. 

Visualize. Affirm. Fruition.

Goodnight!

Musings x 3/10/2014

I applaud a conscious effort and the willpower it takes

we're not broken, we're building
anticipating, sunset picnics

all your fears are lies

so many hats to be worn before I leave this earth

when was the last time you felt totally vulnerable?

soul ties are a thing ya'll.. a real thing

my energy is undeniable

all of a sudden I have this weird feeling that my room needs a small potted cactus plant

lariat obsessed

I found my muse within myself

..sans inhibitions

( SIDE NOTE: This is my 777th post! Crazy. )