NEED FOR THE PRINCIPLES

Educators need to create an environment where the students are able to point out the true lighthouses that will guide them to success in their lives. The Archdiocesan Youth Education Services (AYES) invites every Catholic Educative Institution in the Archdiocese to join hands in promoting lasting Principles.

Academic Excellence devoid of Principles is no excellence at all. Mahatma Gandhi said it so well, The Roots of Violence are Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles” Violence takes up many forms and the above are clearly visible in our country and all over the world.

It is hoped that AYES will be able to motivate schools to become more ‘Living Value Environments’ in which Values are the content and process through which education takes place.

Martin Luther summarizes the need for Lighthouse Principles; “If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.” In living out the Lighthouse Principles, we hope and pray that all of us may align our lives according to the will of God who is the author of these everlasting principles.

THE 8 PRINCIPLES FOR AWESOMENESS

1.      TRUTH-BUILT – Journey from Self Awareness to High Self esteem and Superior Confidence. Face yourself and your past. Forgive those who have wronged you and ask for forgiveness. Just as a lighthouse is built on a rock foundation, you need to build your life on a strong foundation. Don’t deny your past and don’t deny your strengths. Be the person God called you to be. Build your life on Truth which leads to personal authenticity and real happiness

2.      RESPONSE-ABLE – Realize that your destiny is in your hands despite your environment, past, upbringing or disability. Learn to skills to take charge of your life and rule. Remember, you are born to rule, so, rule! Be responsible!

3.      PURPOSE-FULL – Have a clear vision to live for and a mission to die for. Get out and start living. Learn to write a mission statement and goals and know how to follow through. Align yourself to God’s great plans for you and experience your life and wow!

4.      TIMED &TIMELY – Lead your time and manage your clock. Learn how to concentrate on the things that matter and learn to major in major things. Learn the skills or writing a schedule and use the precious gift of time worthily.

5.      LIGHT HOUSE – A lighthouse is called so be it is a house that has light. Be a house full of light when it comes to relationships. Learn to avoid peer pressure and gain skills to develop high quality relationships.

6.      COMMUNICATE – Be an effective speaker and an affective listener. Learn to listen twice as much as you speak. Develop skills of avoiding conflicts and learn to resolve conflicts. Learn how to keep close friends and communicate energy.

7.      SYNERGIZE – Contribute creatively. Develop a strong team spirit and learn how to work in a team. Learn how to develop a team and add skills to accomplish thrice as much as you would have done alone.

8.      RECHARGE – refuel to travel farther. Keep your body, mind, soul and heart fit. Learn skills to keep yourself in 4dimension fitness. Come to know superior ideas to help you perform at levels of extra-ordinariness.

PRINCIPLES - The Pillars of a Peak Perfomer

LIGHTHOUSE PRINCIPLES

A lighthouse is a tower or building that is designed to emit light from a lamp and used as an aid to navigation for ship captains at sea. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, safe entries to harbors, and can also assist in aerial navigation. Their purpose was highly regarded and many a captain paid dearly for ignoring them. However, some greedy business men used to build their own lighthouses on false shores in order to wreck the ship and ransack it. These were false lighthouses and it took the focus and wisdom of the captain to distinguish between the false lighthouses and the true ones. At other times, these greedy guys would attack the keeper of the lighthouse and switch the lamp off leading to shipwrecks. Instead of lighthouses, they would be ‘darkhouses.’

A Lighthouse

 

We too are captains piloting our ships in the sea of life where storms and rough seas are not uncommon. We need values built on principles that will lead us safely to the shore and avoid life wreckage. There are so many lighthouses being promoted today that are false and lead to shipwreck and frustration. We at AYES want to help the young to identify the real lighthouse principles that will shine brightly as they sail through life’s sea.

Through Jesus’ Operation Empower or Big Joe, we do hope to empower students in schools and colleges to draw out from themselves the great power that God has put into them and be makers of a difference. Contact us at Youth Secretariat at Basilica Grounds in Nairobi and book in advance to avoid disappointment.