Embracing Authenticity: A Journey of Self-Discovery and LoveShawn L. Garrison, PhD, ABPPOct 21, 20241 min readUpdated: Jan 22I understand the importance of a “mission statement” for your lifeand crafting defined goals. But I caution us all to keep priorities straight.The point of these statements and goals is not so much about outwardmanifestations but the experience of practicing believing in yourself for yourhighest good. It’s about knowing you will have what you need as you needit, expect it, ask for it, work for it and seeing this expectation expressed inyour outer world.The purpose of statements and goals is to serve your journey of learning howpowerfully made you already are. To show you how much you are lovedand how much that love changes you and your world. My belief is we areparts of a bigger and Transcendent Whole that is Loving, Compassionateand In Charge of All – in collaboration with each of us.Courageous honesty and presenting as authentic as possible are importantgoals for me. I believe each person is on a dual path of understanding:understanding limitations of human control and the utterly unlimitednature of Love received and unconditionally passed on to others.I try to stay too busy living and loving and laughing to contemplate furtherthan that!
I understand the importance of a “mission statement” for your lifeand crafting defined goals. But I caution us all to keep priorities straight.The point of these statements and goals is not so much about outwardmanifestations but the experience of practicing believing in yourself for yourhighest good. It’s about knowing you will have what you need as you needit, expect it, ask for it, work for it and seeing this expectation expressed inyour outer world.The purpose of statements and goals is to serve your journey of learning howpowerfully made you already are. To show you how much you are lovedand how much that love changes you and your world. My belief is we areparts of a bigger and Transcendent Whole that is Loving, Compassionateand In Charge of All – in collaboration with each of us.Courageous honesty and presenting as authentic as possible are importantgoals for me. I believe each person is on a dual path of understanding:understanding limitations of human control and the utterly unlimitednature of Love received and unconditionally passed on to others.I try to stay too busy living and loving and laughing to contemplate furtherthan that!