kelly grace smith

March 21, 2011

 

In Evolution - being more of you:   


Do you know what you value?
(part 1)  

 

Pundits, politicians - and just regular folks - talk frequently
about "values." Political values, religious values and the ever-popular "family values." This is quite frequently fodder
for divisive, inflammatory, and opinionated discussions in newspapers, magazines, on television, and all across the internet...every day.

We tend to talk about values - and think about values - in
good/bad, right/wrong, exclusionary, or hierarchical ways.
For instance...

"My values are better than yours. My values are more moral or ethical than yours. My values are more righteous than yours."
Or, my personal favorite; "My values make me smarter,
stronger, more powerful...better...than you."

On and on it goes.

All of which is a very clever way for your mind to avoid the
point entirely. The issue of values is much less complex than
all of that rhetoric. It comes down to one simple question...

...what do you value?

What do you value? Time, energy, money, love, family, freedom, sex, relationship, religion, politics, responsibility, flexibility...

...what do you value?

The question is simple. The answer however, is not so easy. And that is exactly why we've camouflaged the whole discussion with judgment; because judgment keeps you stuck. Judgment always keeps you stuck.

And we would rather be stuck in an endless derisive, divisive, judgmental discussion about values...than actually determine
what our personal values truly are.

Instead of doing the inner work to genuinely see and know
what we value, we blame and complain, reject and project. In
other words, we engage in a lot of mental and emotional B.S.
to keep us from seeking out the truth.

What if we determine our values, only to discover that we have
not set up our life to meet and fulfill those values?

What if we discover our values are a reflection of family, society,
or our friends...but they don't really ring true for us?

What if our values are different from all the people around us?

What if we sincerely don't have any idea what we value?

Here is the problem with not knowing what you value; it's impossible to experience a life of enjoyment and
fulfillment
if you don't know what you truly value.

Many of us walk around espousing certain values - marriage,
family, hard work, God, etc. - but secretly feel deeply unfulfilled.

When you truly know - with certainty - what you value, you
live your life from those values...every day. When you know
what you value...you choose your work, your relationships,
your well-being, your sexuality, your food, your mood, your friends...from what you value.

I don't mean you live some kind of controlled, fixed, or rigid
life...or some airy-fairy, new age, "hey, it's all good, man" existence...

...I mean you are clear about what is important to you, what
makes you happy, and what serves your health, well-being,
and balance. And, you make your choices from that
knowing
...with certainty and flexibility.

This then provides you with the ability to create, generate, and sustain a life of enjoyment and fulfillment...every day...even
the most challenging ones.

Why?

More next time...


    
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(For more about the concepts in this message, go to "The Certainty of
Intimacy: being more of you
," "being more of you: dear kgs, I know I've
chosen the right career path for me...
" "Mastery: the quantum path to your
heart
" & "Energy: the science & spirit of you," at www.kellygracesmith.com.)

 

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