You have already made choices about your values. Some you mi
ght have weighed carefully and acted upon with intentionality. They are likely things you celebrate. Others you have made without any conscious thought and you live them by default. You might not even be aware of these decisions.
How can you discover the unconscious values you’ve embraced? Look at how you spend your time and money. Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck observed, “When we love something it is of value to us, and when something is of value to us, we spend time with it, time enjoying it, and time taking care of it.”
Perhaps it is time to conduct a values audit in your life. Look at your calendar. Review your budget and compare it to your spending habits. Think about your passions. All of those things will lead you invariably to an accounting of your values. If you are living by values that run contrary to your ideals, philosophy, or theology, consider what changes you must make to align who you are, what you believe, and what you do.
-John Maxwell- excerpt from “The Choice is Yours”
“Nice guys may appear to finish last,
but usually they are
running in a different race.”
-NORMAN VINCENT PEALE-
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“There’s harmony and inner peace
to be found in following
a moral compass that points
in the same direction,
regardless of fashion or trend.”
-TED KOPPEL-
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For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.
-MATTHEW 6:21- NIV
garyFrenchQuarter 
Values make up the man/woman. This posting reminds me to do a values checkup so that I will synch up my decisions with my moral compass.
Thank you, Anita. Peace. -gary-
We do tend to DO what we value most. We may TALK differently than we DO. To me, the proof is more in the DOING than the talking. This to me is the outworking of Matt 6:21. Whether we know it or not, what we DO on a day to day, moment by moment basis, is what is most important to us.
Thanks for the challenging post.
Ciao.
Chaz
Thank you, Chaz. Peace. -gary-