This is Day 5 of the 21-Day Journaling Challenge held in Nov 2011. The challenge is now over but you can do the tasks in your own time. Visit the overview page for all the challenge tasks.
Hi everyone – Welcome to Day 5 of 21DJC! :)Yesterday’s question was this: “If You Are To Travel Back in Time to 3 Years Ago, What Advice Would You Give Yourself?“.All your responses were AMAZING. It certainly feels like many of you have grown and evolved immensely in just the past 3 years, hasn’t it? That while others may be sleepwalking their life away during that time, you have been making your life count. For that, I’m so happy for all of you. I’m so proud that all of you are here, at Personal Excellence, united as one community, one family. This feeling is indescribable. It’s sort of like I feel like I’m a big momma that feels protective of all of you, and there’s this surging sense of pride from seeing how far you’ve come these past few years.So where was I 3 years ago? 3 years ago was November 2008. I had just quit my brand management job at Procter & Gamble, and was just starting my personal development business. I was full of fire and enthusiasm about my cause; I still am today and will forever be that way. It’s been 3 years running the business, and yet it feels like I just started it yesterday. Time certainly loses its significance when you are doing what you really love. :)If I were to travel back in time 3 years ago, I would tell my younger self:
Hi everyone – Welcome to Day 5 of 21DJC! :)Yesterday’s question was this: “If You Are To Travel Back in Time to 3 Years Ago, What Advice Would You Give Yourself?“.All your responses were AMAZING. It certainly feels like many of you have grown and evolved immensely in just the past 3 years, hasn’t it? That while others may be sleepwalking their life away during that time, you have been making your life count. For that, I’m so happy for all of you. I’m so proud that all of you are here, at Personal Excellence, united as one community, one family. This feeling is indescribable. It’s sort of like I feel like I’m a big momma that feels protective of all of you, and there’s this surging sense of pride from seeing how far you’ve come these past few years.So where was I 3 years ago? 3 years ago was November 2008. I had just quit my brand management job at Procter & Gamble, and was just starting my personal development business. I was full of fire and enthusiasm about my cause; I still am today and will forever be that way. It’s been 3 years running the business, and yet it feels like I just started it yesterday. Time certainly loses its significance when you are doing what you really love. :)If I were to travel back in time 3 years ago, I would tell my younger self:- Do what you’re doing now. You’re absolutely on the right track.
- Follow your heart and trust your gut instincts as you always have. It has never steered you wrong, and it will continue to bring you to the right place.
- Nothing has ever happened for you to lose faith, so there’s no reason to have doubts in anything.
- If there’s ever anyone who is a cancerous agent to your path, let him/her go. There are 7 billion people in this world – For anyone who doesn’t resonate with your current consciousness, there will be ten thousands of people out there who do.
- Live. Love. Breathe.
With that said, let’s now move on to today’s question! ;)
21DJC Day 5
For today’s question, I decided to go with something close to our heart. This question can be found in #91 of 101 Important Questions To Ask Yourself In Life. Today, I’d like you to reflect on the following:Who Is the Most Important Person to You in the World?
Your Task Today:
- Reflect and answer today’s question. There’s no word limit – whether minimum or maximum. Write as few or as many words as you want. It’s all up to what you want to express!
- Share your answer. After you are done writing, copy and paste your answer in the comments area and post it there.
- Check out other participants’ answers. Other participants will be sharing their answers too, so feel free to read and reply to their answers. This is a group course, so let’s support each other in these 21 days.
Look forward to reading your answers! :D
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This is a fantastic question. The most important person in the world to me is my mother. She is the definition of strength. She is far from perfect but she truly is an amazing woman. I can’t thank her enough for being her, for all she does, has done, and continues to do.
Today I am the most important person in the world other than the God I worship. I have spent 61 years serving everyone else and putting myself nowhere. Just the other day after a long convcersation with my brother regarding family difficulties and the solving of such, he asked me “where are you in all of this, I haven’t once heard from you about you. The whole conversation has been about what to do for every one else.” This got me to thinking about why I do that. The conclusion I came to after a lot of research and in depth soul searching, was that I had become so attatched to all the important others in my life, that the only way for me to be happy was for them to be happy. Then I came to understand that I needed to detatch. In detatching emotionally from these ones I am seeing that I can be happy no matter what is happening to them. :) :)
most important person to me is’my’mother she is always there through thick and thjn :heart:
My most important person is my mom. I didn’t know it before, but she just means so much to me. Even though she drives me crazy sometimes with her silly questions and curiosity, she is the one who has all the answers. It is amazing how she always says the right this to comfort me. Whenever I have a problem, she has a solution. Even if it’s not the solution I hoped for.
She believes that things happen for a reason and her glass is always half-full.
I love to gossip the rest of my family with my mom :)
I just love her so much and I hope one day I’ll be as half as good mom as she is.
After much thought, I’ve decided that my daughter Grace is the most important person to me in the world. She isn’t the person to have most influenced my personality or way of being, but she certainly is the most precious and irreplaceable.
There are so many reasons why she is the most important, but to just name a few she:
– is the person whose health and wellbeing means the most to me
– helps me wants to be a better person, both as an example to her and as a friend
– helps me want to create a better world; safe, sustainable, peaceful and nourishing
– epitomises the preciousness of life, to never take anyone or anything for granted
– helps me to always be present in the moment, to view the world with wonder and a beginners mind
Sometimes I’m scared when I think how fragile her life is. There is no guarantee she’ll be here tomorrow. It is a devastating thought that she’ll die one day, that we won’t be together for forever. We all must come to terms with the impermanence of life, and maximise the love and joy in each moment.
The most important person to me is my Mentor who taught me so much things. She is the most admirable, inspiring and honourable people that I know who makes me who I am today.
To me this is very easy and very clear. Myself. If no one else stands by me..if no one else believes in me.
There is one person who…does and will…me!!!
Because i recognise how foolishly selfish I am would have to say it is me. The person who affects me emotionally the most is my ex-wife – not because we have acrimonious seperation but because she is still good to me and cares about my welfare in spite of all i did to her. And what she says can still send my heart soaring like and eagle to down into the dungeons of Mordor with just a few words.
I would take a bullet for my little brother Patrick. I care so deeply about his well-being and his happiness is very important to me. I hurt when I see him hurt and I feel extreme joy when I see him happy, inspired and excited about life.
He is the most important person to me in the world because we have such a strong unbreakable bond incomparable to anyone else I know. Somewhere in my heart I know we have shared many lifetimes together and that our relationship is something that goes beyond words. It is an indescribable truth that we both know.
I have my mother to thank you for instilling the importance of having a good relationship with your sibling. Whenever Patrick and I would get into an argument as children, she would make us sit on the bench outside our front door and work out our problems before we were allowed back in. We had to communicate our feelings to each other and truly come to an understanding as friends. There was no faking it – my mom would know if we were still angry at each other and just wanted to get out of the cold. So we would sit on that bench until we worked things out. We became “Bench Buddies” and built a life-lasting friendship in which both of us grew up feeling the other understood them. It was on that bench that we became a team and we learnt to love each other, no matter what had happened.
Patrick is the kind of person you want on your team. He listens, he is compassionate, he voices his opinion, he is capable of taking the lead, but also knows when to step back, aware of other people’s boundaries. He is extremely conscientious, independent, hardworking and polite. I admire his self-discipline – he is very dedicated and sets high standards for himself. Deeply intellectual and profound, Patrick can strike up a good conversation and challenge ways of thinking. And he is loyal and kind, everything you want in a best friend.
In less than two weeks, my little brother will be on a plane travelling overseas to Australia. He is almost 20 years old, fresh out of a long-term relationship and ready to leave his childhood behind him embarking on truth-seeking journey of self-discovery both internally and externally. I have never been happier for him. He deserves to see all the beauty this world has to offer and make life-long memories that will bring a smile to his face when he looks back on his journey in Oz.
When he called me to tell me he had officially booked his flight for November 23, a part of me sparkled inside. After I hung up the phone that day I sent a prayer into the universe and I thanked it for giving Patrick the opportunity to make his mark in Australia. I asked the greater power to deliver all the magic and awe-inspiring experiences it could for my brother. Patrick deserves so much and this is his time to shine.
Well let me be honest here.
The moment I read the question my memories took me back to my dad, mom, or the one whom I’ve never met.(Considered my would be).
I scrolled down and came across the replies below. And I realized something for the real reasons. And hence I would strongly abide myself to the most important person in my life being Myself. :)
Lastly and not leastly, I wish to thank Cloudio and Glenn for opening up my mind :)
(as those two were the firsts I read)
My wife and 2 beautiful kids.
The most important person to me, without a doubt is my daughter. I only have one child and she is unconditionally loving and accepting of me. She is such a blessing in my life, and I can’t imagine living mine without her now. I think that in whatever I do, I do it with her in mind. She has shaped my life in a way that I could have never imagined. I love her whole heartfelt and can not even think of the day she leaves my home to begin her life on her own, because she has changed me forever. she has taught me patience, love, tenderness and selflessness. She is all these things, and she makes me want to be better to be worthy of her love.
The most important person in the world to me is me. My sritual walk with Christ is just as important to
Me. God is always with me just as I am thru thick and thin never leaving my side. I felt his presence as
A baby. My spouse is also a big part in my life. My puppy gives me so much joy, Without my girls I
Would not have my beautiful grand children . Thanks to my parent I have all this support and love.
Who is the most important person to you in the world?
My brother and my boyfriend are two of the most important people in my world. Though my brother is 10 years younger than I, we are very close. My boyfriend is also very important to me because not only have we been romantically involved for the past 7 years, he is my best friend and my rock; and I am the same for him.
Such a difficult question to answer. I feel almost uncomfortable having to pick just one person because so many people have impacted my life and I have deep appreciation of all of them.
I would say the most important person to me in the world is – myself. I will only live once, and want to be able to achieve great things for myself as well as other people I love. In order to do that, I need to have confidence in myself and have appreciation in myself. This is different from being selfish – without little bit of “self-importance” (or self-esteem might be a better word), I won’t be able to live my life fully.
The most important person to me is my mother.
I am finding it very hard to pick one person only but i guess i’ll go with myself.
Reason: Myself because every action i’m trying to take is for a better me. For example, working on finding my passion, striving hard to achieve my goals & taking the little steps to achieve the goal. These are things that only i can do, no one else can do it for me.
Btw, if i had more choices, i will definitely include my family and my close friends to the list of important people.
The most important person in the world to me… is my mother.
My mother passed away 8 years ago, when I was just 16. It was a hard time for all of us, and as the oldest child I tried to be strong for my dad and my younger sister as well.
My mother was always my best friend growing up… she would pick me up from school and we would have long talks about anything and everything. Every night before I sleep, I remember we would have talk about our day and share our lives. She was always someone I can turn to, confide in my hopes and dreams, doubts and fears.
As a teenager it was not really ‘cool’ to admit your mother is your best friend.. but in all sense of the word, she was. She made me who I am today, and shaped my values in a big way. Watching her battle her illness was tough and hard to grapple with as a teenager. I didnt quite know how to face it, and was frightened, but how she lived her life, the faith and strength she showed is always an inspiration and guiding factor for me.
Her kindness and compassion for everyone also taught me a lot.. that was probably why I started volunteering 5 years ago.
It’s been 8 years, but I still feel like a lot of who I am today and who i continue to be, comes from the values she has instilled in me since young. Even though it was a short 16 years, it was a great 16 years spent with her that I will always cherish. She remains an inspiration to me, and I hope to always stay true to the values she has instilled in me.
I’m happy when people say I’m like my mother (:
Im aware that the question says ‘is’ and not ‘was’. But I believe my mum is still very much a part of who I am.
As for the present, I would say my boyfriend and sister are the most important people in the world. I care about them very much and can trust them totally. We love each other and build each other up (: <3
This is by far the most difficult question in this series so far!
Who is the most important person to me in the world……..
I am thinking that this question is time sensitive. That the importance of people changes with time. I also think that this is not a reciprocal requirement. A might be the most important person for B, but B might not consider A to be that important.
I have lived a pretty non intruded life. Its been really sheltered……most of the time. I had my little shell, my protective armor , anger against the world outside, this rebellious cool feeling and the idea that i had life all figured out.
I was however lacking …in openness, vulnerability and love. I did not understand the concepts of faith, or trust, or just belief. I was focused on things which…i shouldnt have been. I was pretty much a prime candidate for living a safe and comfortable life…without trusting and trying myself….similar to the following quote by Christopher McCandles
“”So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.””
So, back to the subject :)
The most important person right now is my friend and Mentor JAE. She actually violated lots of my personal rules. Basically intruded on my personal life in lots of ways and asked me questions and put me in situations which made me feel very out of comfort zone. However, i do think that it really helped me move on this path of self knowledge and development.
She taught me about relationships..and trust and shared her life experiences with me. I have been friends with people, but this was a deeper, more responsible friendship. I didnt have room to squiggle out of answers……for some weird reason i felt accountable ..and responsible for being true and honest.
She taught me about faith and belief. Those two things have become life blood for me in recent days.
She taught me how it feels when your trust is broken..and then mended. It is like a muscle. You work out….you tear your muscles…and then they repair to be stronger. I do think certain kinds of trusts are like that.
She taught me about the power of love.
I learnt in her company that the people you allow to intrude most in your life have the ability to hurt you most in life….but that is also the source of most of my happiness. That i can not block my emotions. That i need to quit hating myself.
I learnt how to live radically, in a real manner. That it is not real radicalism to protest, and stand up against the society and show apathy. That there are higher levels of being. That love overcomes all….that real radicalism is to break the confines of society and love all like we love ourselves (and if we dont love ourselves, that we need to start learning how to do so).
And oh, she taught me about God.
She taught me how to break my previous stereo types …and be open to ideas
She told me that i needed to face my issues rather than bottling them (not that i have done it all…but am working on it).
So, my friend JAE is the most important person to me in the world currently. It may change over time, but i hope that my gratitude and sincerity doesnt.
Oh ..btw….i took this question to mean a person….not GOD or a higher power or anything. Purely a person!
Although I’m surrounded by lots of supportive people, I do think that the most important person in the world to me is myself. I say that not out of arrogance, but because, in the end, it’s my own hard graft and following my passions that’s got me this far, and it’s also what will get me along in the future. I have grown a lot, and it’s been by following my compass where it counts.
That said, I do love my supportive friends :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :dance: :heart:
I guess it would have to be me. Everyone that is close to me has had a significant role in my life, but the only one that has a direct and permanent effect on my happiness and quality of life, is me. The biggest improvement in my life was when I learned to love myself,. wholly and completely. No one could have done that for me, though they certainly helped support me along the way. Thank you, me, for being me. :)
For me the most important person in my life is myself. To be honest I’ve just found out recently. Before, I even did not know who’s the most important to me, sometimes my son, sometimes my husband, then I got pushed from one side to the other to perform different roles and lived up to their (or social) expectation, got stressed out and was very negative. Only when I focus more on me that I can find peace and happiness. When I’m happy, my husband and son benefit a lot. Now i don’t complain about anything anymore, I do things from my heart with total focus and enjoy every minutes of living. Therefore myself is absolutely the most important person in my life and i should care more, focus more and explore more on myself to help me grow fully and contribute more effectively to others.
21DJC#5: Who Is the Most Important Person to You in the World?
It took me a lot of time and a lot of thinking to answer this question, but it made me realize how important some people are to me, and how some of them are just not that important.
Anyway, the most important person in the world to me is currently my younger brother “Wissam”. :heart:
Wissam is my cute little 3 years old brother (photos: http://i41.tinypic.com/2ueqxs1.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/9ghxc7.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/35d16ch.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/2jb1x2.jpg ), there are many reasons why I’ve picked him out of all the people in my life:
1. I see myself in him
Wissam is so smart for his age. He always amazes me with the things he says and does. Also, he has the cutest face expression you’ll ever see. He reminds me of myself when I was his age.
2. I’m the one who raised him
Well not that his parents wasn’t around to raise him, but being my parents’ fifth child, he didn’t get much attention. I was always the one to feed him, play with him and rock his cradle to sleep.
It’s another reason why I see myself in him, I implied most of my character in him indirectly by spending so much time with him.
The answer to this question is easy: my husband. We’ve been married most of our lives, and I can’t imagine life without him.
And yet.
When I read other people’s responses and when I thought about why and what it means to consider someone the most important person, the question became more complex.
My husband is the most important person in my life because:
I love him more than anyone else.
I am the person I am now because of our years together.
He saw me in a way no one else did and loved me from the day we met.
He brings out the best in me.
He supports me in everything I do.
He listens to me.
Even when he doesn’t understand why I do what I do, he loves me and encourages me.
He believes in me.
He makes me laugh.
He makes me feel safe.
He shares my most important values.
He affirms me. He appreciates me.
He finds ways to express his love, not just in words but in actions.
He is always thinking of me.
He gives me reason to look forward to our old age!
He enriches my world.
His happiness and well-being matter to me.
We are separate people with separate interests and separate activities and separate friendships, but one of the bright, lovely things in my life is to come together with him and share them with him, telling him about what I did when we weren’t together and hearing about his day.
We have been together through many difficulties and many good times, have grown as individuals and as a couple, have become stronger and wiser and more deeply in love.
There are so many people (that have impacted my life) whom I want to choose from. But the one that has the most important place in my heart is my mom. Of course, for the obvious reasons:
1) Being with me from birth til now
2) A great teacher that never stops teaching me the facts of life
3) Her grit of determination and persistence that nothing is impossible
4) Her hardship and sacrifices in bringing me and my siblings up
5) Giving me tonnes of love, support, insipiration etc
6) Guiding me back to the “right path” and “to who I am” during my down times
7) My source of inspiration and pillar of strength in everything ~ emotionally, mentally, spiritually……..except (unfortunately) financially!!
8) A wonderful cook
9) Amazing love for pets…….and my pet loves her too!
10) Funny, humorous, full of comical ways…….
And for the not obvious reasons:
1) Talking without ending (aka grumbly) – her other name is Long Wind
(maybe that’s where I lack focus as mentioned in my Day 4)
2) Tantrums – I realise this is normal in any relationship. It was a good thing it happened as our
relationship turned out so well thereafter.
Whatever reason it is, I thank mom for appearing in my life and for giving me so many “rollercoaster rides” that I will never forget!
Thanks mom………for being you!
Can I say my parents? I know they’ve sacrificed a lot for me and I’ve just realized it lately. So I think they are the most important person for me now.
The most important person in the world is I myself. I take responsibility on myself to live, to love myself and others. I feel my existence, no one else is important than myself. Not to mean selfishness, no others seek important as I see myself. The next important person to me is my parents, family, friends, teachers…
I am the most important person to me.
I believe that I need to put myself first so that I can take better care of others.
When I am at my best, I can do my best.
It’s difficult to chose just one person as the most important. I believe that people come and go in our lives to teach us important lessons, whether we understand them at the time or even years later.
We learn from ourselves and those around us. Each experience, whether good or bad has helped shape me into the person I am today and the person I will be in the future.
The most important person in the world to me is my husband. We’ve been married for 18 years and we still play around and joke with each other like we’re kids. He’s taught me to not make a spontaneous decision that could have negative repercussions, and also to not be so serious all the time. I couldn’t imagine my life without him.
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