EP.3 / Are you living in alignment with your values?
David Harborne | Redesign you Life | 2 min read | 13th March 2023
Some of you may be wondering why I am sitting in a boat, in a rice field, in Vietnam
In the flooding season this whole rice field tends to get very, very wet and so it is quite common to see boats in readiness for when this happens.
This blog is not about rice fields and floating boats, it is about values and knowing when you're in alignment.
We can learn about our values from the many free tests available nowadays, however, for me
it's more about being in a state of flow
When we're in a state of flow or feel good inside, we actually know that we are living in alignment with our inner self and values.
Today, I was in a really amazing ‘space’, where I felt everything was really good in my life and I really love what I was doing. When I get to that ‘space’, I know, and more importantly, I feel, that I'm in alignment with who I truly am inside.
When I reflect back to when I worked for a big corporation, I remember how I used to hate going to work because I was living out of alignment with my true self and my true values.
For a lot of my life, I didn't feel that good about myself
I didn't know what the cause was, but since I have become more self-aware, I am really starting to understand it more and see a real difference.
I really appreciate knowing my values, I would encourage you to take the opportunity to consider what it is you really value and try spending time doing it. If it feels good, do more of it. If it doesn’t feel good, try something else. The most important way of learning is by experiencing a variety of different things as opposed to doing the same things, day in, day out.
I recall a while back, the guy who built the Eden Project in Cornwall said, if you are going to the cinema tonight, choose a film you would not normally watch, if you are going to read a book, read something you would not normally read. By doing more of this we increase our awareness of what we value and enjoy.
Ep.3/
Are you living in alignment with your values?
about the author. DAVID HARBORNE
HI, I’M DAVID
A coach and author who asks powerful questions to understand how we can redesign our lives for the better. I believe there’s no single solution for becoming more fulfilled and living a life of purpose; when we know ourselves better and what works for us, we can make better decisions and live a life we choose.
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🔺Take home message/insight
Take some time out to explore your values. I would encourage you to figure out more of who you are inside and get familiar with your purpose for being here. Most importantly, I believe we should listen to our heart and hear what it’s saying, moment by moment.
If your heart is saying, or you're feeling things are not right then they probably aren’t. Why? Because sometimes we try to not hear the truth or distract ourselves from what we don’t want to acknowledge, as it can create a feeling of pain and will lead us to having to deal with it. When we know we are in alignment with our values and our true self, it feels good.
I hope you're having a great day wherever you are and ask yourself at this moment, am I living in alignment with your values and your true self? How does it feel?
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