Simple mission - connect people through words & language to make the world more awesome.
I believe people want to be touched on an emotional level. That's the reason they consume art. It's why story is so powerful in advertising.
As for me, I write because I must. Writing is a gift that was placed inside me, and we all know what gifts are for - gifts are for giving. Personal correspondence, blogs, songs, weird poetry, manuals/policy/other workplace professional writing...
At some point I realized the difference between my love for writing and my various other passions is that writing is the thing I have the discipline to practice and redo over and over. And of course, it is always nice to have people say, "Your words make me cry." Or "You have a way with words." Or "You got that PEN, bro!"
But I would write even if I thought no one was reading.
When I'm not writing, I'm exploring things I run across that make Central America beautiful and rich. That or laughing with family and adopted family in the southeastern U.S.