Personal values
Each day we get up and go about life. It’s another day at the office, socializing with friends, or a fantastic day out. We go through our day, with little effort or deeper thought about it. So let’s slow down for a minute.
Are you living in alignment with yourself?
We all have a personal value system, which is consistently changing in small ways. Think about five years ago and what you held important in your life, do you still hold the same feeling of importance for whatever that may of been?
When we are children, we hold our parents or our favorite toy as greatest importance. As a teenager, it might be buying clothes so peers think we’re cool or getting invited to that particular party. Then we become young adults and get into vehicles, jobs and paying billa. These are only surface items yet you can see how things evolve in our life.
So what are the deeper level values?
How do you value the environment? Do you ever look at a huge old tree and think, “this tree has been around for years”. How many people sat under it?, how many kids climbed it, how many couples shared to kiss? Connecting with nature gives an energy like nothing else.
How about the air we breathe. Ever see a vehicle with a big black cloud come from the exhaust, and think to yourself well that can’t be good for the environment! This is a core value speaking out loud. Like when we are taught not to litter. This is because our parents or teachers cared about the environment and wanted to keep it nice for future generations.
Think whether or not you are living up to your personal values. Do you try and walk or carpool when possible?, or be sure to recycle all that you can? How about turning the water off while you brush your teeth, rather than letting pour down the drain. Did your parents ever tell you to turn off the lights when you leave them room to save energy ?
These are healthy values that we grow up with, but how many are not so great that we still tend to keep?
Values need to be reevaluated
There are many little tendencies, that are not always obvious and yet harmful to our emotional well-being. A few big ones are racial bias, judging religious practices, judging someone by their physical attributes or giving gender roles that don’t make sense in this day and age.
If you grow up in an alcoholic household, you might think having half a dozen beer each night is no big deal. I’m talking from experience so don’t be offended if that’s you.
Let’s take a moment and think about what that does to your body, mind, motivation and overall health. You become relaxed on the couch, no desire to change or grow as an individual while you slowly poison yourself! You get stuck in the fixed mindset and bad routine.
If you are reading this, you are looking to grow as a person. That all starts with gaining knowledge and asking questions you never thought to ask before. Take a good look at your words, each time you regret having a certain thought that is most likely an old value to throw out.
It’s never too late to start changing yourself and be your best!
