My vision statement is “to eb and flow with the obstacles of life while living with intention and giving extra love to others around me.” Hi, I’m Piper, and I’ll be the first to admit that this year has really challenged that vision statement. Ebbing and flowing through this pandemic seemed unobtainable. Being the good can look a lot of ways. For me, doing good looks like giving a compliment to a friend about their outfit or helping a peer edit their work, but it also looks like doing good for yourself, making sure you have what you need because putting yourself is important. When you focus on yourself, you can put your best self forward to do good for others. My artifact shows me walking through the foothills, explaining my fall immersion. This immersion gave me time to think and breathe, where I could walk with my peers outside and connect in a way I so desperately needed. I learned that sometimes ebbing and flowing doesn’t always mean constant movement, it also means standing still and looking over the mountains to assess what I can do to move forward. This relates to doing good because I realized a valuable lesson while walking through the mountains. It is impossible to devote the energy to doing good for others if you can’t do good for yourself first. So don’t forget to give yourself credit. If you made yourself a nice breakfast, took a power nap, or did a face mask, good for you! You are doing good for yourself and that will reflect onto others!
