I. Discovering my values
1. Embracing
2. Challenging
3. Encouraging
4. Supportive
5. Personal responsibility
6. Teaching
7. Commitment
8. Preparation and performance
1. Determined Commitment
2. Faith
3. Quality Improvement
4. Honesty
5. Strength
6. Insight
II. What Values Matter to me?
1. Autonomy. Having the freedom to self- direction and self-sufficiency is a value I hold strong to. With Autonomy comes self-discipline and humility.
2. Harmony. I value finding the balance in my life. The balance of my different roles- roles as a student, daughter, sister, significant other, athlete, community member and citizen. It is important to find a happy balance between every hat in life.
3. Honesty and Integrity. This goes hand in hand with commitment. When I make a commitment with an individual I make it a priority to not back out under almost any circumstances. My word is my word. I chose to have enough integrity to follow through with my actions and words.
4. Patience. I value my practice of patience. I use my practice daily, hourly even. The saying "patience is a virtue," holds true to my virtues. As an individual who needs to practice patience minute by minute I value myself more when I take a step back and breathe. I believe my family values me much more when I do the same.
5. Spirituality and faith. Without my faith in creator, in my future I would have nothing to look forward to. My spirituality is my rock when I feel like I am falling and have nothing to lean against.
III. Putting My Values Into Practice
Patience. In a previous blog I talked about my practice of patience this summer. As a camp counselor there is almost nothing more important than having patience. Whether it's patience with a difficult camper or having the ability to sit back and watch a moment of personal self discovery and improvement of a girl with a troubled history.
I am not a prime example of patience; however, I greatly value it in my daily life and strive to consciously practice it whenever an opportunity arrises.
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