This isn't something that I've really ever thought about before but the more I read, the more it makes sense as to how important it is. If we are aware of what we truly value in our lives, we can make the best decisions for OUR lives.
So, I've sat down with the list provided by Deb and narrowed it down.
My list when I started was as follows:
Growth
Contentment
Gratitude
Intimacy
Balance
Family
Health
Happiness
Nurturing
Love
Creativity
Self Development
Playfulness
Then I thought about each one and worked out my top 5 :
Family - For me this one value actually encompasses several of the values on the list including intimacy, love, nurturing and playfulness.
Happiness/Contentment - I combined these into one value.
Balance
Health - This encompasses physical and mental health.
Self Development/Growth - this includes personal growth and continuing education for my work.
In 2011 (and still now) I had huge issues with anxiety. This was mostly associated with returning to work. I discovered that these values are important to me because in one way or another they affect my mental well being. My husband and children are the most important thing in the world to me but when I am unhappy/anxious/stressed they are the first to suffer.
I'm loving this challenge so far. It really is putting my mind into gear thinking about the things that are most important to me. Thanks again Deb for doing this for us!
{{Hugs}} I have ongoing issues with anxiety. It can feel overwhelming when you know you can't be everything to everyone. Like you, I'm finding have generated this list of values to be helping my thinking already. It's easier to let things go when I've identified that what really matters. By default it means some other things really don't matter as much. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your list. I had balance on my list but then I took it off again.
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed at how simiar and yet so different some of the lists are.
As another anxiety sufferer I can realte and think your list is great. I also love how you clarified what family can encompass and I think i will focus on that as i look at "family" on my list - it can include other values that i want to work on this year - playfulness being one. I have found since my PND i lost that ability to let go which is really what playfulness is - not controlling yourself and being uptight and anxious. instead of worrying about how a day will play out, just enjoying it and mucking around with the kids just like my hubby does.
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