Comment by Z on July 31, 2009 at 4:38am

Writing a good mission statement for a business is an art, and a good one can provide a sometimes large group of people with a simple over-arching sense of direction and a simple way to convey what the company does to those unfamiliar with it. The so-called elevator speech. That one-sentence, thirty-second, statement of who you are and what you do. Great for 'networking', but people don't live by mission statements.

As an individual there is neither a Board of Directors to satisfy nor stock holders to be held accountable too; if you are an adult and on your own, no one to answer to other than yourself. It's nice to "talk the talk", but then you have to get up each day and "walk the walk" too.

It's a pleasing sentiment that love is all there is, but it simply isn't true. If you have children, love will not fill their stomachs with healthy food, nor clothe them in warm clothes, nor provide them an education that affords them the opportunity to avoid the perdition of poverty in this country. Of course, all of these things can seem empty without love also.

Of course if love IS all there is, then I suppose that "Simply allowing what is to be" may seem like a good idea. But human beings don't work like that either. While not a currently popular word, we all make 'judgments', aka decisions, all the time or risk having them made for you. Those judgments (should) lead to taking action in this physical/material world we live in.

"Will I wear the gold lamé halter top with sequins and peek-a-boo cut away to the parent teacher conference or the nicely tailored blouse?" "Will I remove the thorn from the inside of my shoe?" "Will I practice that hoop move so I look better and don't hit myself in the head every time I attempt it?" "Will I spend four years in school (or more) in an attempt to make more money in my work life and have the opportunity to do something I love along the way?" "Will I put on the breaks of my car to avoid the child that just stepped in front of me?"

Judgments, decisions, actions in the world. We all have the ability to see and know what should be done. To not do it is simply to cop out and leave it up to someone else. And I suppose that's fine too, but I don't think you then have much standing to complain if things don't turn out the way you wanted. In your life or in the world.

Comment by Salali on July 31, 2009 at 12:51pm

Thank You Cady, you are very sweet, I am glad my words are inspirational to you. I had not realized that I would be the featured hooper so I wrote them without enough of an explaination maybe. I work in Hospice. Many of my days are spent in the company of people who are in the process of releasing attatchments and that is inspirational to me. As Monsieur says It is true that" Love is all there is" is not technically a true statement. Perhaps I should have said "Love is all that matters?" or "Love is all that remains" It is true that while we are Living our lives there are Judgements ,decisions, and actions in the world that we all respond to. It is also true that we are alive until we are dead. What keeps me moving through the mistakes I make and the emotions that I feel...Is simply a perspective....Being close to others deaths makes me conscious of my own as though it were a companion in my everyday life. I get sad and make wrong decisons and fail....but then my death reminds me that it is ok...that as long as I keep the awareness and the seeking for something better present in my life I have not failed and every breath is an opportunity to come one step closer to a life that is fufilling and sucessful, even if it means redefining my ideas of success as I go. We all walk the walk in our own way and to the best of our capability. We all stumble and we all fall, and then if we are lucky we all draw upon whatever it is that gives us the strength and will to go on and in doing so we get closer to our true divinity and unconditional love.
Peace
Sarah

Comment by Cady Clasby on July 31, 2009 at 2:35pm

i mean i didn't read THAT far into it Monsieur. i just like your view salali. i know you didn't spend hours editing it & i just like it, like this, off the top of your head. and p.s. i was in a horrible accident, in which i could have died, and it made me re-evaluate my life as well so i can relate. peace & LOVE.

Cady

Comment by Z on August 1, 2009 at 4:16pm

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