Our Values & How They are a Part of Us

Living into our values

Value 1: Creativity

1. What are one or two behaviors that support  your value?  I read a lot of books, specifically fantasy

2. What are one or two slippery behaviors that are  outside your value?  Only focusing on fiction and not consuming any non-fiction.

3. What’s an example of a time when you were  fully living into this value?  In middle school I won first place in a short story writing contest and won a free laptop that I still own today. I remember being in the zone writing fantasy short stories about tragedy and betrayal.

Value 2: Honesty

1. What are one or two behaviors that support  your value?  I stay true to what I believe in, and am honest about my opinions when asked for them.

2. What are one or two slippery behaviors that are  outside your value?  I’ve got to choose my words carefully because honesty can quickly become something entirely negative.

3. What’s an example of a time when you were  fully living into this value?  When I put my foot down on making my own decisions based on what I want to do in my life. Being authentic and honest to myself was the first step towards becoming who I am today.

1. Who is someone who knows your values and supports your efforts to live into them?

• My boyfriend! 

2. What does support from this person look like?

• He always buys me books he thinks I might like and always encourages me to write my own and be my most authentic self.

3. What can you do as an act of self-compassion to support yourself in the hard work of living into your values?

• I can try and branch out into other forms of creativity like films and fashion, go out of my comfort zone to find new interests that I might identify with. 

4. What are the early warning indicators or signs that you’re living outside your values?

• When I find myself not enjoying anything I do. Creativity is all about finding something that makes all the other more routine tasks of life more fun. When I find myself exhausted and just trying to get through the day I know I’ve stopped trying to express myself in other outlets.

5. What does it feel like when you’re living into your values?

• It feels like I’m full of a lot of new ideas and actively incorporate them in my daily life.

6. How can you check yourself?

• Most likely by setting reminders for myself or by taking a break and promising myself to come back stronger

Here's a meme in case you need a reminder of how you've got to become who you are now :)

As well as the collage for creativity I created in class!