| You want to be happy and love life. Loving your | | | | If you want to love your life even more, ask |
| life is a high state of satisfaction and in it you | | | | yourself, "What do I value?" |
| receive more opportunities, are healthier and have | | | | This may seem obvious or it may seem like a |
| a greater sense of connection to all those around | | | | difficult question to answer, so let's explore this. |
| you and to your Creator. You may also have | | | | One of the aspects of loving your life is to live |
| times where you are discouraged or unhappy. It's | | | | congruently with what you value. This type of |
| a natural cycle of life. However, by paying | | | | value often reflects behaviors or attitudes you |
| attention to your values and what you value, you | | | | want to model or move toward. In order to learn |
| can love your life all the time, no matter what the | | | | what you value, notice what you feel drawn |
| circumstances. | | | | toward over the next week or two. For example, |
| I'm going to present a shift from a traditional | | | | if you've always wanted to take art or writing |
| view of values such as honesty, integrity and | | | | lessons, you probably value creativity and |
| responsibility to a view of values that can | | | | self-expression. |
| dramatically increase your happiness and your | | | | If you volunteer frequently, you probably value |
| attitude to loving your life. | | | | contribution, sharing or social connections or all |
| First let's look at traditional values. What are | | | | three. |
| values? Values are usually described as principles, | | | | Focus on what is important to you. Make a list of |
| standards and qualities that guide you in your life | | | | those things you value, like spending time with |
| decisions. Values are an important part of society | | | | family and being healthy. Once you start to |
| to keep you in relationships and also keep your | | | | identify what is important to you and what you |
| jobs and your community structure intact. | | | | value, you will want to have more of those |
| Typically a person's values are a list of qualities | | | | people and activities in your life. |
| like honesty, integrity, spirituality or responsibility. | | | | If your inner voice has been nudging you to take |
| There are literally hundreds of values you can say | | | | writing classes for example, ask yourself why. Is |
| are important to you. Owning and living these | | | | it because you want an outlet to express your |
| qualities doesn't create happiness, per se, what | | | | creativity, or a forum to write your opinions? |
| they do, however, is give you a framework in | | | | Either way, by doing more of what you value, |
| which to live your life. | | | | you will love your life more. |
| You can determine a person's values by observing | | | | "Live your values, love your life" means that you |
| their behaviors during good times and bad. You've | | | | make choices that are in alignment with what you |
| probably experienced a disconnect if you've seen | | | | value. When you live in alignment with your |
| someone be respectful to a potential customer | | | | personal truth and mindfully incorporate what you |
| and then turnaround and be disrespectful to the | | | | value into your life, you give your best in every |
| administrative assistant of that person. It just | | | | situation. You leave nothing on the table. |
| doesn't work. | | | | Loving your life comes from aligning your actions |
| How you treat anybody is how you treat | | | | with your dreams, values and beliefs. Going |
| everybody. Increase your happiness in life by | | | | against your dreams, values and beliefs causes |
| changing how you think about people and how | | | | stress and dissatisfaction. When you focus on |
| you treat people, whether it is your employees or | | | | what is important to you and what you do to |
| co-workers, friends or clients. | | | | love life, you will be more successful, attract |
| There is another side of this values conversation | | | | more opportunities, be healthier and maintain a |
| I'd like to present. | | | | positive attitude. |