The other day I was given an assignment to watch the new Mission Impossible called Ghost Protocol. I can't really sum the movie up for you because I really didnt pay much attention to silly detail, rather I focused on the reason for my assignment plus the thrill of a lot of action-packed sequences. I had to zero in on Tom Cruise's character and how he deflects all other distractions to focus on the mission at hand. Simple enough. I didn't really get where this was going until the very end when a secret is revealed and all the other stuff I had conjured in my head made sense. He was in control the whole time, didnt let anyone get in the way, and everyone had a certain purpose in this mission. Then I began to ask myself a couple questions: "What is my mission right now?" and "How do I stay engaged and focused on the mission right now?".
For me, I work for a group called Spiritus, and we give retreats to inspire Catholic youth in their faith. I also live in community with other young adults who are all called to be a team, striving for purpose, building each other up, and holding each other accountable. My mission is to help the teens encounter Christ, and to be a leader for my team, which is a constant attitude check. Tom Cruise's mission was to detonate a bomb, and to be a leader for his team. There were certain things that came up along the way that could have swayed him away or he could have gained for his personal luxury, but he knew that everything and everyone had a purpose within his mission. That is how I must act, everything else is just details. I realized that when things come up that could pull me away from that attitude, I must use a mantra to center myself back in that zone per say. I use mantra's like, "Stay on the mission" or "This is all for you God", it really helps me to put things in perspective. Maybe I will not become an Ethan Hunt, but I know it gives me a certain peace that I am striving for who I am meant to be. What is your mission right now? What is your mantra to keep you focused on that mission?
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