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Exploring Personal Values

Our life is guided by the values we act upon. Many of us have never taken the time to truly explore and identify our values. Behind our choices and actions are the values that take us into living fully, while other values diminish the quality of our life. You have an opportunity to base your life on the values that are consistent with how you want to live your life. Having fun or taking risks may run counter to being healthy. In order to be healthier, it is important to live out of the values that are consistent with your purpose.

Values change over time in response to changing life experiences. Recognizing these changes and understanding how they affect one's actions and behaviors is the goal of the values clarification process. Values clarification will not tell you what your values should be, it simply provides the means to discover what your values are.

Activity 1

Let’s begin with a small sampling of values. You can add more values and make notations if you like.

1. Circle any value or representation of values you feel strongly about. Select one that you have circled and write a paragraph on why this particular value is so important to you. What does this mean in your life? Is this a value you hold important and act on? Why or why not?

Honesty	Trustworthiness	Friendship	Relaxation
Recognition	Independence	Wealth	Health
knowledge	Family	Fun	Risk
Marriage	Control	tolerance	Peace
Safety	Fame	Nature	Caution
Responsibility	Generosity	Timliness	Cooperation
Respect	Beauty	Recycling	Preservation
Unity	Caring	Creativity	Closeness
Adventure	Uniqueness	conformity	Money
Loyalty	work Ethic	Talent	Religion
Love	Companionship	Solitude	Humility
Growth	Justice	Freedom	fixiing things
Music	Harmony	Objectivity	Flexibility
Politics	Life	challenge	change
Animals	children	Students	Happiness
Reading	Writing	Freedom	Computing




2. From the table above, identify the twelve (12) Universal Core Values.

(Check your answers at the end of the unit)

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