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Living Your Values
By karen | February 27, 2007
Are you living in alignment with what is really important to you?
If you have a strong value to achieve in your career are you studying, learning and doing the things you need to do to achieve your goals?
If one of your values is love are you spending time with your loved ones or are you working all the time?
If one of your values is good health are you eating healthfully and exercising consistently or are you being a couch potato?
In short, do you make it a top priority to live according to what is most important to you? Do you really know what is truly most important to you?
Today I read an article about someone I know. I found it disturbing. The words conveyed and the actions that were told of were so incongruent, it was saddening.
This person recently adopted 2 young children. She claimed to have such an appreciation for children and especially for children that are caught up in perhaps less than desirable circumstances that she wanted to take care of these children and give them a home. It sounded admirable and gallant and it sounded like she was really doing something wonderful for some children who really needed it.
But a few lines down, the article focused on her and her work. Her husband boasted that she had a great work ethic and that she continuously worked up to 16 hour days often as much as 7 days a week. I am very familiar with her profession and “Yes” it is possible.
So where does that leave the children that she claimed to care so much about?
Her words expressed a value for family and children but her actions expressed a value for career and work. So what does she really value?
Perhaps this is my bias but I believe that there is much more to raising a child than providing money and a house to live in. What about time? What about Love? What about reading bedtime stories and giving kisses good night? Kids go to bed early. If you are working 16 long hours a day, 7 days a week, you are missing their lives. So what truly is the value here?
I’m not saying that one value is better than the other. What I am trying to say and what I would like to let my readers consider more than anything is…
“Are your values and your actions in alignment?
Are you really living and doing what you perceive to be is the most important to you?
Do you really know what you value most in this life?
It’s something to seriously think about.
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This post is included in the Towards a Better Life Carnival Edition 6 March 4, 2007. You can find a wealth of outstanding blogging at the carnival located at VictorFam. com
The Carnival of Family Life has included this article in the March 5, 2007 edition. It is located this week at Be a Good Dad.com. Isn’t that a great name for a blog?
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March 5th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
A thought-provoking piece and much needed. The example you gave is perfect for showing that our own perception of our values can swerve way off of the mark if we allow it to.
Nice contribution for the Carnival of Family Life. Good stuff!
March 5th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Thank you! You are right about the swerving. That is why it deserves our thoughts. Our lives are only made up of moments. Are we spending those moments in a way we truly value?
Thank you for coming by and for your thoughtful comment!
March 6th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Fantastic post. I’m so saddened by how many parents are having children but not raising them these days. No wonder we’re in such a mess. NO ONE can replace mom and dad in the home.
Hugs,
Holly
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March 7th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Yes, raising kids is a privilege and a joy and one that should not be taken for granted! Thanks for coming by!
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:28 pm
You make a great point. We need to be careful to insure that our time goes to what we value the most.