Papal Assignment

When a new pope is elected, he definitely needs to focus on modernizing the Church. The Church has stayed the same for thousands of years, but the world around it has been changing. The Church must adapt to accommodate its people. 

The future of the Church must require modernizing- such as granting rights for same sex-couples, women in the Church, and various other things.

With this new pope, women should be allowed to become priests. This would open up the priesthood to anyone, which would allow for the growth of people looking to be a part of this particular vocation. 

If I could change anything about the Church, it would be to allow same sex marriage. A person is still a person, no matter their orientation. If God loves all people, than He does not discriminate against orientation. 

There definitely should be room for democracy in the Church. God loves all his people, and says that everyone is equal and should be certain rights, so a democracy would be necessary. 

The Holy Spirit works through the hierarchy as a spiritual guide to make the correct decisions. 

"Who Am I?" vs. "Who Should I Be?"

Who we are is often different than we should be. When we say, "Who should I be?" are we asking ourselves or the people around us? Often times the important people in our lives tend to influence our decisions to what we become. This can be for the better, or for the worse. 

When I was an underclassman, trying to navigate the roads of the early college process and trying to   decide what I wanted to be my future occupation, I was inundated with possible choices. My parents influenced my decision to become a pharmacist. They encouraged me to look int he field because they thought it matched my interests. In this case, the question "Who should I be?" was answered by the people that know me better than I know myself.

However, "Who should I be?" is a question often asked in society, that receives a distorted answer. One of my favorite actresses, Tina Fey, said it well: "Every girl is expected to have caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall butt, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the hips of a nine-year old boy, and the arms of Michelle Obama." The media often distorts the views of what girls today should look like, and that is a negative example of answering the question, "Who should I Be?" 

Asking "Who am I?" is more important than asking "Who should I be?" This applies to life, religion, vocation, and overall attitude. I agree with Parker's assertions in that he states that we should be happy with who we are. Success and our vocation is what we make it to be and correlates directly to answering the question of "Who Am I?" 

My Mission Statement

-If something is important to me, I will find a way to accomplish that goal.
-To accomplish excellence in whatever I set my mind to.
-To motivate others to achieve the excellence that they are capable of achieving.
-To remain down to earth and grounded.
-To not get caught up in the unnecessary things in life.
-To stay focused on my goals and help others do the same.
-To remain flexible.
-To take necessary risks.
-To not care what others think- unless they are the only people who truly matter in life.
-To end every day feeling happy.

This mission statement and above points are very important to me! A lot of these things go hand in hand. This will make it possible to achieve all things on a daily basis, whether they are little choices or big decisions that I must make.