What are my values and what do they mean to me?

value- relative worth, merit, or importance  (thank you dictionary.com)

I believe that values make you who you are. Everyone has a core set of values that they try and live by everyday; however, how often do you actually think what your values are? I can tell you that I do not say to myself on a regular basis "oh hey I should probably do this because it goes along with what I value in life". It is such a huge part of us but no one really takes the time to sit down and think, what truly are my values?

I like to think that I live by my core values on a daily basis and try to be the best I can be. Of course there are times when I do something I regret later but doesn't everyone? My values that I personally live by are passion, dependability, humor, compassion, respect, support, truthworthy and youthfulness. There are many other values that are a part of me but I guess these are the ones that I find truly important in me.

Passion- If there is no passion behind what I'm doing then I know I'm not going to put my all into it. Passion is what drives me to do my best and to do whatever it takes for me to accomplish my goal because I know it truly means something to me and I will be completely gratified once I'm done.

Dependability/Trustworthy- If you aren't dependable then why would anyone turn to you? Dependability allows you to gain so many people in your life and you know that they are going to stick around because with dependability comes trust, and trust means almost everything.

Humor/Youthfulness- Humor is what allows you to not take yourself too seriously. Of course you want to try your best but if you for some reason fail or don't achieve something as you wish you had, humor lets you let it slide and move on with your life. Humor also leads to happiness and will make you love your life through the good and the bad. Humor will also keep you young. I hope that when I'm old with grey hair I still feel like I'm in my 30s and am loving life and no one will be able to guess my age. Youthfulness keeps you alive.

Compassion- This value allows for me to sympathize with people and help me understand others better. Without compassion, I feel like people would have a lot more hatred in this world because they would not be able to understand others mistakes and accept them for their flaws, which everyone has.

Respect- Respect is respect. Everyone is fully aware what it means because it was the first value we were ever taught in life and is also the greatest value we will ever be taught. It's known as the "golden rule" to treat other how you would want to be treated, and its completely 150% correct.

Support- Everyone needs someone to turn to when they are having a rough day or are going through something they can't handle on their own. I like to think of myself as someone people can easily turn to. I have no problem listening to someones problems and helping them out with whatever they need because I know I would want it in return. To me, this is my greatest value as a person and hopefully others agree.

Last, but most certainly nowhere near least, is family and friends. Without them I would not be who I am today. They have helped me through the good and the bad and I have always been able to depend on them no matter what. Joining AGD gave me even more amazing friends who I know are going to be a part of my life forever. Family has got your back no matter what and will accept you for who you are.

Here's a clip from my favorite show in the whole wide world; Boy Meets World. I was literally raised on this show and would watch in on a daily basis, and honestly I think it had something to do with who I am today and what values I instill in my everyday life.





These values all wound up together are what I like to live by. I hope that I live by these values everyday and that I will continue to live by them because I believe that if everyone would live by their values then the world would be a better place.

LiEP,
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