Core Values. I has them. - Page 2

jinx · 03-22-2010, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

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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.

skysidhe · 03-22-2010, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

It is too exhausting to have core values. I have satellite values and vague fears.

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

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).

Thank you for being you Bri.

monster · 03-22-2010, 08:53 PM

Purple
Beer

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.

Cloud · 03-22-2010, 09:13 PM

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

monster · 03-22-2010, 09:30 PM

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?

Cloud · 03-22-2010, 09:40 PM

blessed indeed

monster · 03-22-2010, 10:25 PM

ramen.

Pete Zicato · 03-23-2010, 03:42 PM

I have apple core values.

You might say my values are the pits.

Flint · 03-23-2010, 03:52 PM

Slack.

Cloud · 03-23-2010, 04:19 PM

you can put down assholiness as one of yours. Be honest! I'll try not to judge.

Mad Professor · 03-23-2010, 04:38 PM

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

My goals:

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

Cloud · 03-23-2010, 05:33 PM

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.

Mad Professor · 03-23-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

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

Cloud · 03-23-2010, 07:20 PM

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"!

monster · 03-23-2010, 07:39 PM

Laughter.

03-22-2010, 08:53 PM	#18
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Purple Beer 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. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-22-2010, 09:13 PM	#19
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	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 __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-22-2010, 09:30 PM	#20
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	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? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-22-2010, 09:40 PM	#21
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	blessed indeed __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-22-2010, 10:25 PM	#22
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ramen. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-23-2010, 03:42 PM	#23
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	I have apple core values. You might say my values are the pits. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-23-2010, 03:52 PM	#24
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Slack. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-23-2010, 04:19 PM	#25
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	you can put down assholiness as one of yours. Be honest! I'll try not to judge. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-23-2010, 04:38 PM	#26
Mad Professor Belt Conveyor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Blighty Posts: 65	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 My goals: 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 __________________ Nothin' seems that weird anymore Lo Fidelity Allstars

03-23-2010, 05:33 PM	#27
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	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. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-23-2010, 07:20 PM	#29
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	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"! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-23-2010, 07:39 PM	#30
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Laughter. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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