I’m not overly fond of the term “mission”; although here I am writing about it. I was working for a top ten advertising agency on one of the top 3 brands in the world when the term first started to be used. Then and even now, in some ways, the term feels like an artifice to me as so many just use the term because it’s “expected” with little true commitment or understanding of the full depth of the concept. However, it seems to be the word which most fits for the purposes of my first “blog”. Every time I try to change it; it doesn’t seem to flow any other way.
I believe we all have a “mission” in life to come to a place of acceptance, peace, and joy within ourselves. One might think of that as truly connecting to yourself. Beyond that, each (or many of us) seem to have “missions” which are unique to our specific skills based on our life experiences, interests, etc. Mine seems to be around “connections” …. I have a penchant for connecting people, companies, information, concepts, ideas. Of course, we all want to learn to connect to ourselves and others. My skill seems to go way beyond that. I’ve been this way most of my life, even as a child. Yet, as I’ve gotten older .. and I believe as I’ve learned to listen to my own intuition combined with my background and life experiences ….. my ability seems to have expanded.
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