Tag Archives: Values

Reverence ~ Value of the Week

Life Area:  Spiritual/Divine Connection

Reverence: an attitude of deepened respect with a sense of inspiration.

Integrating the value of Uniqueness

Life Area:  Autonomy

 A learning feature humans are born with is the power of observation and comparison.  When baby watches mom and dad move and listens to them speak,  baby then begins to duplicate what they are observing and hearing.  This is the stage before ego development.  Parents model what baby learns.  Ego driven comparison judgments are learned from mom and dad’s culture and begins as baby starts understanding sentences.  Once a day stop and notice your  self comparisons this week.

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Plastic Water Bottles? Really?

Imagine Water lifestyles


 

Integrating the value of Water

by Renee Lindstrom

Sun Infused Water

Life Area:  Survival

 Biologically speaking, water is critical for the proliferation of life.  All known forms of life depend on water.  How connected are you to your water source?  This week notice the amount of water that is a part of your day by drinking, washing and watering.  A few times this week reflect upon not having easy access to this resource.  What needs of yours would not be met if you didn’t have a supply of water ?


Integrating the value of Shelter

Life Area:  Safety

Shelter is one of the basic human needs along with food and water.  It is a structure that protects you from the elements and gives you a place to live.  Notice your living space this week as though seeing it for the first time.  Walk through first with the intention of identifying what features bring you (or not) a sense of safety.   Walk through a second time and notice what features bring you peace (or not).  Walk through a third time and reflect on what you would like to change. 

Integrating the value of Food

Life Area:  Survival

 Imagine a time when you  could not eat for an extended period of time.  Sense the quality of feelings that come up for you.  As you experience these feeling, consider how you would feed yourself if you didn’t have any resources.  World hunger is considered violence.  Take a moment and consider your level of patience and ability of being present when you are hungry. 

Integrating the value of Patience

Life Area:  Interdependence

 By practicing patience we can respond rather than react, and by doing so, stay centered and at peace.  Patience begins within one’s own mind by being at peace with mind stories.  This week make a practice of spending 5 minutes, twice a day to notice your thoughts without acting on them.  Commit to remaining silent and still while noticing how they travel through your mind or change when you don’t act upon them.  

:from getting InTouch 2013 Calendar by Inside Awareness for Healthy Lifestyles – Integrating Universal Values for Social Change

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