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Old 03-22-2010, 06:43 PM   #16
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I once stated to someone that the only reason I bother to stay alive is
1. Duty (to only three people, my husband, my mother and my grandmother)
2. Curiosity (but as a cynical pessimist, it's hard to believe that it'll be worth it)

I've added some element of novelty to that list -- travel to new places, try different things... if I find myself stuck staring at a metaphorical wall for 24 hours a day, I'd opt out in a hurry...
I'm with you on the trying new things/traveling thing.... but offing yourself due to boredom I don't get. I mean, what else ya got going on? It is what it is, it is what you make it, opting out makes no sense to me.
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Old 03-22-2010, 06:46 PM   #17
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It is too exhausting to have core values. I have satellite values and vague fears.
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Stuff like this is why you are priceless!
That's what I thought too. It's so angst -y and poetical.


It belongs on a poster. It's too good of material for a bumper sticker.

I sobering proclamation. Something we have all felt and I do appreciate getting to the heart(s) of the matter(s).

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Old 03-22-2010, 08:53 PM   #18
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that's pretty much it.


Srsly. I'm always busy, I do what I believe I must, what I want to, and what seems right. it feels good. If I know I should do something, I fit it in. Somehow. I don't have time to contemplate the whys and wherefores and I'm glad about that. Navel-gazing is not something that I enjoy. IF I start to reflect it just tells me aI have a gap in my schedule. The only choices that ever seem to require a modicum of thought are what color and what flavor. So those must be my core values.

yup, I know I'm lucky.
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Old 03-22-2010, 09:13 PM   #19
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purple and beer works for me too

useful, more than enjoyable, perhaps. I'm finding it a useful tool; now I run activities and goals through this filter; i.e., is what I'm spending my time/money for in line with this stuff? helps in prioritizing and decision making
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Old 03-22-2010, 09:30 PM   #20
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like I say, I'm lucky. If it's important, somehow I manage to fit it in. I guess maybe I get a little help by being the one of the ones who sets the dates for most of the stuff my kids do, so I can make sure important things don't clash. How do I decide it's important? It just is. If things clash, we always manage to find a way to get everyone to where they want to be .......perhaps we are blessed by FSM because we usually consume a bowl of pasta before embarking on the evening leisure activities?
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Old 03-22-2010, 09:40 PM   #21
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blessed indeed
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Old 03-22-2010, 10:25 PM   #22
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:42 PM   #23
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I have apple core values.

You might say my values are the pits.
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:52 PM   #24
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Old 03-23-2010, 04:19 PM   #25
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you can put down assholiness as one of yours. Be honest! I'll try not to judge.
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Old 03-23-2010, 04:38 PM   #26
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My core values:

1. Treating others with respect
2. Showing love and kindness to my family
3. Helping others where I can
4. Relating to people on a humanistic level
5. A strong belief that we must look after and conserve the planet, it's species and resources

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1. Take part in environmental and anti-arms trade campaigning
2. Find a loving personal relationship
3. Develop my creativity in music and writing
4. Develop a healthier lifestyle
5. Do more travelling and experience other cultures
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Old 03-23-2010, 05:33 PM   #27
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okay, these sound good--thanks Mad Professor. But I wonder if numbers 1, 3, and 4 are actually the same thing; or at least 1 and 4. If you consolidate, you have room for another!

Also, how do goals #3 and 4 relate to your values?

Not trying to be picky here, just to stimulate some thought.
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Old 03-23-2010, 06:16 PM   #28
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okay, these sound good--thanks Mad Professor. But I wonder if numbers 1, 3, and 4 are actually the same thing; or at least 1 and 4. If you consolidate, you have room for another!

Also, how do goals #3 and 4 relate to your values?

Not trying to be picky here, just to stimulate some thought.
yes I suppose treating people with respect is implicitly part of relating to people on a humanistic level, so that does give me one more

goals 3 and 4 stem from desires: to express myself creatively, and to feel that I am looking after my body and mind, which would bring me contentment, a supervening goal.

my extra core value would be liberal political thought, if Cloud allows me to have that one
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Old 03-23-2010, 07:20 PM   #29
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I'm not your secret keeper, just offering some thoughts for refinement. I had to whittle, rename, and rearrange mine quite a bit. And liberal political thought is implicit in my value "nonconformity"!
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Old 03-23-2010, 07:39 PM   #30
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