The theme of the summer... Experience, learn, grow

The slide marks we made after creating our own slide down from Chasm
And then the view from behind us
And going back home on the trail
Here is my half wet half dry look I sported after sliding down the slide! I was a little cold since it was breezy

In regards to my theme for the summer... after so many different companies that I have worked for, ranging from Ann Taylor to teaching, and even to my Whitney days, there is one common theme... a mission statement... a statement that unifies all our goals and puts each day into perspective. I was brainstorming on mission statements for this summer and "Live! Live! Live!" from Auntie Mame seemed appropriate but at second thought too many people just live and never grow from their experiences whether positive or negative. Learning popped into my head about day 2 when I realized that I would have to be forced to learn how to make friends again and I wanted the summer to be shaped on the foundation of experiences starting with all the amazing hikes to making a new friend in a room full of people that had no clue who I was and vice versa.

I then structured my mission statement as Experience, Learn, Grow. We grow from what we learn and learn from our experiences. I guess this is my mission statement for life in general and its just taken this long to formally establish it. I can honestly say that my outlook on everything has become more focused in the past few days and I encourage all to form their own! Its not an easy process by any means and takes a lot of trial and error but if you come up with one now, tomorrow, a week, month or year from now and want to share, know that you have an open ear here! Have a great night and look forward to hearing from you in the weeks and months ahead!