Last week we were talking about self-awareness and talked about our values. This I found one of the hardest things to do because it is very hard for me to rank my values. I feel everything is very important to me so I didn't want to put a number to it and when talking to everyone else they felt the same way. Also, I feel that my values change with time, on certain days certain values are more important than others and on some days certain values don't even matter to me or are unaffected.
On my list in class I had put my friends above my family and the only reason I do this is because almost all my friends come to me with their problems and ask for help and my family doesn't. I think the best way I can state how I feel about this is that my friends are an active value and my family is a passive value. I look out for both but one takes a little more work.
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I can certainly relate to how you feel about ranking your values. It can be hard to put an order to them, and it also can be difficult when our feelings and attitudes are constantly in flux as well. While we differ in our rankings of friends and family, I can definitly see where you are coming from with your explanation though.
ReplyDeleteKris I completely agree with you on almost all of this. I too had friends and family at the top, and I too had a hard time numbering my values. I feel that they are all equally important. Like you said, some days others are more important the the rest, just depending on the day. However, you listed friends above family, where I listed friends/family. I think we did this for the same reason. Your family is always there and should always be there, your friends you need to act actively towards to keep that friendship going, and to further it as well.
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