11. What is your ideal self? What does it mean to be your highest self?

What is my ideal self?  And what does that mean? This is a hard one.  I suppose part of it is to live up to the best aspects of the people around me.  I want to have the determination of my mother to drive me through the difficult times.  I want to show the quiet caring and honesty of my father.  I want to be as well-rounded as my brother.  I want to be as understanding as my best friend.  I want to be as caring as those that have shown me care over the years, even when I wasn't able to accept the help they wanted to offer.  Maybe part of being my ideal self is to be able to live up to the lessons I've learned from watching others.  I want to embody the best of them.