Mike

Thank you for your words.

I believe in many things, first and foremost being treat others as you would wish to be treated ... aka The Golden Rule.

I also spent many years in the Jaycees ... 20, including 10 years on the USJCC National Headquarters staff.

The 35 words of the Jaycee Creed have guided my life since I was 19:

We Believe:

That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life;

That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations;

That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise;

That government should be of laws rather than of men;

That earth's great treasure lies in human personality;

And that service to humanity IS the best work of life.


Through these beliefs, my purpose found me ... to be the best I can be, and to help others become better people.  Simply put ... to help others.

Along the way, I found that honesty, integrity, ethics, morals, and positive values are critical to my having a happy life.

I always expect the best from people, and am honestly disappointed when they show a side other than their best.

As a Boy Scout Leader, I have been able to meld the Scout Oath and Scout Law into my life:

Scout Oath (or Promise)

On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.


Scout Law

A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.


Like you, I have discovered other guiding principles, but these seem to say it as well as anything I have encountered.

In friendship,
Walt