Life's Mission.

The best thing I follow on Twitter lately is Steve Harper: yourCreativlife. He posts daily thoughts about being creative, making impact and taking goals. With all the snarky jokes out there, its good to see some positive thoughts come out from a splendid source consistantly.

Today he posted this: "What are you doing on the planet? Write down your mission. Put it on the wall. Let it guide you."

I like that. Makes me wonder what my mission statement is. My life's manifesto. One sentence. One that means so much that I can recite it and it encompasses all. I'll have to give it some thought this next week and see what I think about it. However, you should ask that of yourself too. Why are you really here? What are you gonna give back to the world? What is your legacy you will leave behind?

I know I just don't want to just be. Just exist without note. Not be a contributor. I certainly want to give and give as much as I possibly can in anything I do. From artwork, writing, music and life, to even attitudes and working relationships to simple neighborly actions and vibes. I want to be known as a good person who was great to know and was beneficial to know. I want to be known as a good father, husband, brother and beyond. I want to be the best friend you needed. I just want to be a giver. I also want to inspire others now and forever. To leave a legacy to where people will think "wow, I want to be like him." I also want to be known for what I create. Probably will not be on a grandiose scale. But those lives I effect (no matter how minute) will be effected in a positive light. I also don't want to give off a perception that I am perfection. Far from it actually. but that I simply was a human who made mistakes but learned and grew as he went. I want to prove I faced challenges and evolved. That I could overcome my problems and anything else that came my way. That I gave my all in this stupid little thing we call life.

Do I have one sentence that encompasses all of that? Gotta give that some thought. What do you think yours would be? A life's manifesto statement. No easy task to conceive.

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