The things you find when you clean your room.
here's one of the things that i found.....

I shall be like the wind:
free-spirited, free-flowing, and unconfined.

I shall praise God with
all my heart, all my soul, all my body, and all my mind.

Like the wind,
I shall lift people up to the Lord.
I will sustain them with Jesus,
Like on eagle's wings.

I shall be a balance:
of school,
of work,
of family,
of friends,
of spiritual life,
and of YFC.

I shall be like a tornado:
collecting,
gathering,
bringing together people
to God and to YFC.

I shall take my God-granted lessons
from school and YFC,
my knowledge,
my wisdom,
and my experiences:
to inspire,
to advice,
to counsel,
and to forgive and forget the sins of everyone i can --
-- as others have done unto me.

I shall accept people for
who they were,
who they are,
and who they have yet to become.

As the wind bends the willow;
I will bend to God's will.

I shall obey His word,
and I shall do no harm.


· brian padua -- personal mission statement, April '98 (Grade 9)
post-Discovery Camp: Power Workshops (Day 1)

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i had forgotten this mission statement.
i knew i had it somewhere, but..........
i remember really meaning what i had written -- back then.
even though i had forgotten the words,
i'm glad that i grew in the way that i wanted to grow --
in the way God wanted me to.

i wrote that over five years ago.
five years ago?
i still have quite a ways to "grow"..........