Values is what takes us home. To remain grounded in who we are, regardless of where we are.
No performance, no mask, just you.
And a deep sense of comfort with the truth, that you will be liked by some, but not by others. But ultimately, it’s being liked by yourself that matters.
Reconnecting with your core values is an essential part of thriving.
Knowing when we are acting in alignment with who we are in how we treat ourself and others – instead of performing or portraying who we think others want us to be, is essential.
In the course of life, we develop many ways of being safe. And for many of us, that looks like betraying who we really are. But this can never work in the longer term. This misalignment is fear to our system, because we have to become hypervigilant about our surroundings in order to be safe.
Values is what takes us home. To be able to remain grounded in who we are, regardless of where we are.
No performance. No mask. Just you.
And a deep sense of comfort with the truth that you will be liked by some, and not by others, but that ultimately it’s being liked by yourself that matters most.
Values can’t be ticked off a list.
They must be uncovered through you tuning into your own inner experience… and then lived.