I Will.

Today I attended a seminar at the Ateneo Professional Schools with seven of my colleagues from the company. It was the Franklin-Covey offering of the What Matters Most (The Life Leadership and Time Management Workshop for the Entire Business of Living) seminar. An endearingly non-Bohemian Doctor of Philosophy named Karen dela Cruz facilitated the seminar.

In one of the activities, we were asked to write a draft of our personal mission statement. This was supposedly the by-product of all the earlier activities that made us identify, among others, our values, our roles, and what gave us a sense of happiness and accomplishment. We were told to make the draft free-flowing and not be confined to a simple essay or bulletpoint-type of writing; in short, be creative.

This was what I came up with.

I will.
I will stand by your side no matter what trouble comes our way.
I will.
I will make you understand, will help you learn new things.
I will.
I will shelter you, give you guidance, and be your rock.
I will.
I will show you how mundane things, work and tasks can be beautiful and turned into a masterpiece.
I will.
I will see the world and share with you every minute detail of the experience.
I will.
I will make you laugh and live and listen and learn.
I will.
I will give you back what it is you have long needed, that I can and will willingly give.
I will.
I will take care of myself--body, mind and soul--the way I know you would take care of me.
I will.
I will take the time to stop, look, and ponder on what my purpose in life is...just as I am pondering--and realizing--that my place in life is here next to you.

I will.

I will shine a light of love and affirmation, piercing the darkness.

I will.

I will love. I will learn.

I will.