Vision Statement

I'm pretty much done with one of the best and most rewarding school projects I've ever done. It's for my Intro to Nursing class, and it's my Nursing Portfolio project. It touches on a lot of different aspects about myself, about my future career as a nurse, and about the university. Some of the things were pretty challenging, they really made you think, and others were just simple things but still fun. It was challenging, but as I was finishing it up today I realized it was also rewarding.

One of things I had to do was create my own vision statement. I saved this one for last because I knew it wasn't going to be easy. So, today I chose to do it, and I realized it was emotionally harder than I ever expected it to be. Today, a kid I kind-of-sort-of knew from high school was buried in the DFW National Cemetery. He was 26, graduated the year after I did from Martin High, and was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. It hits just a little too close to home when someone your age dies like that. On top of that, a dear friend and huge influence on my life while I was at Oklahoma Baptist University died on Wednesday and will be buried tomorrow. The last wisdom she gave to everyone just a couple of days before she died was to live. Just live. Live the life God has planned for you. I kept thinking of these people as I was writing my vision statement, and I'll be honest and admit to getting choked up while writing it. It just makes you evaluate your life, and it made me realize the things I cherish and how I need to get back on that path towards those things. Anyway, I wanted to share it with you. It's not the most profound thing I've ever written, but it sure is something I am dang proud of.

When my time on this earth is coming to an end I will have lived a life of no regrets. A life where my love for God was seen in everything I did. I will accomplish this by living out each and every one of these statements:

1. I will live the values of honesty, loyalty, integrity, compassion, and forgiveness throughout my life.
2. I will forgive myself when I mess up and do not live up to these values, but I will continue to live them.
3. I will love God with everything that I am.
4. I will proclaim His message everyday of my life and in everything I say and do.
5. I will unconditionally love my family and my friends.
6. I will always make time and will always be there for my family and friends.
7. I will make a real difference in someone else’s life.
8. I will treat others how I want to be treated by remembering they have real hurts and joys, too.
9. I will always have a dog in my life because they make me happy and supposedly make you live longer.
10. I will travel to Italy and Greece and partake of so, so, so, so much great food and good wine.
11. I will live some place other than the Continental United States for a period of time.
12. I will not just learn, but know how to surf.
13. I WILL live my life to fullest.