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Daily Question, February 13

What do you value? And how might it benefit from your investment?

  • Kristi

    I value the love and appreciation of my family! This is priceless!!

  • Malag

    Focusing on the second part of the question, I have been exploring values a bit and how it links to action. So instead of having big goals, if I focus on values, the actions flow from that. I find, at the moment, that goals don’t really work for me, are a bit constricting and maybe a bit artificial. It feels more natural for me to just let action flow from values. Not always easy to put into practice and I frequently lose sight of them.

  • k'Care-Reena
    I have my mental health, wellness, & strength. My recent investments will allow me to care for myself (medically) while I am coaching and healing others. At the moment I have been a traveling "gypsy" and have not had a normal 9-5 job since 2019. I have dedicated myself to mental health awareness and supporting others to true happiness within themselves. My passion lead me to coaching and healing others for free however this has made my finances not so happy. It is A.OK I am learning as a new...

    I have my mental health, wellness, & strength. My recent investments will allow me to care for myself (medically) while I am coaching and healing others. At the moment I have been a traveling “gypsy” and have not had a normal 9-5 job since 2019. I have dedicated myself to mental health awareness and supporting others to true happiness within themselves. My passion lead me to coaching and healing others for free however this has made my finances not so happy. It is A.OK I am learning as a new business owner and am confident that I will make it. My investments will also give me the confidence to heal and coach others.

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  • Twinmom

    I value my sobriety. I have to invest in self-help, self-awareness and asking others for help or guidance if necessary. Sobriety does not come easy, but the more I learn to love myself for who I am, the more I accept myself for everything I have become, the more I praise myself for the little things, the longer I can remain sober. Loving myself has been the hardest journey thus far.

    • k'Care-Reena

      Just know that you are already on your way there. You have self awareness and your vibes are telling me you are determined. You will do it!!! keep going and keep growing.

  • Dusty Su

    I value a sense of grateful kindness/compassion toward all beings, including myself. When I enter that state my life is calmer, connected, centered and has purpose. For some moments I feel as if I have lived up to my soul contract to receive, give, and be LOVE. while recognizing it in others.

  • Lauryn

    I value my life. Investment in self improvement will lead to more positive thinking, and self awareness.

  • Don Jones

    The wisdom associated with seeing things as they really are. It is freeing and allows me to do what is necessary to great effect.

  • expati

    I value connection–with nature, with others, and the connection of the different disparate parts of myself.

    Sorry, I do not understand the context of the second part of the question. How connection itself might benefit from my investment? Or does this mean how I might benefit?

    • Holly in Ohio

      As I reread the question more carefully, from a grammatical point of view, “it” must refer to whatever we name in the first question. This is not how I answered it earlier. For you it would be: How might your connections to nature, with others, and the different parts of yourself benefit from your investment?

  • Linda

    I value the truth, especially in politics.

  • Ed Schulte

    Concentration

    Concentrated use of Mind ( and not just the so-called “brain”) to enhance heightened awareness of All aspects of Life.

    Heightened awareness is the Appreciation of the “investment’ of living Life Self consciously.

    “When you train yourself to concentrate you will become aware of much more in your life”.

    DASKALOS

  • Journey

    I value my family, my friends, my job, my freedom, my Church; as the pastor says ‘our church is closed but our Parish is still open’. I invest in it by trying to be a better person, failing more often than I succeed, but still always always trying..

    In the past couple of years my health has not been great with a couple of auto immune conditions. This has made me value my life and I realize I need to invest in it through healthy meals and lifestyle.

  • Cathie

    I value relationships – of all kinds – with people, with nature, with animals, with the Divine. When I invest of myself in a relationship, it becomes richer, deeper and usually more satisfying. I also learn more about the other enabling a deeper connection. It is those connections I value.

  • Carol

    Today’s quote says it well: “Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.” There is such a difference between “action” words and “reaction” words. When we take action instead of reacting without thought, we are” responding not reacting”to a situation. My favorite definition for the word “responsibility” is “the ability to respond.” I value the ability to respond with compassion (to come-to be with) and passion (feeling with care). It is a sound investment!

  • Whistlepig
    Creative abandon. If I turn my focus to creative abandon then all else seems to fall in place because my obsessive mind turns into tangible hope and possibility instead of churning around something I have no control over. Everything falls into place when I feed my gift of creativity. All scales become balanced. This is the “big rock” I have been given to fill my jar. All the smaller pebbles can fill in around that. It is hard to believe that I have a right to access and embrace that gift, bu...

    Creative abandon. If I turn my focus to creative abandon then all else seems to fall in place because my obsessive mind turns into tangible hope and possibility instead of churning around something I have no control over. Everything falls into place when I feed my gift of creativity. All scales become balanced. This is the “big rock” I have been given to fill my jar. All the smaller pebbles can fill in around that. It is hard to believe that I have a right to access and embrace that gift, but I am overwhelmed with gratitude that my mind can see beauty in so much, that I can feel so much, that there is always a glimmer of hope. It is really and incredible attribute.

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    • Ana Maria
      I love, love! Your comment. I have read it five times to let it sink in. "But I am overwhelmed with gratitude that my mind can see beauty in so much, that I can feel so much" Wow! I have felt many times that my ability to feel so much, to see so much overwhelms me but it is not always in the positive. I must remind myself that it is an incredible attribute. A gift I have been given, to embrace it, to welcome it. To realize that I can not fix everything that I think it needs fixing. I thank yo...

      I love, love! Your comment. I have read it five times to let it sink in. “But I am overwhelmed with gratitude that my mind can see beauty in so much, that I can feel so much” Wow! I have felt many times that my ability to feel so much, to see so much overwhelms me but it is not always in the positive. I must remind myself that it is an incredible attribute. A gift I have been given, to embrace it, to welcome it. To realize that I can not fix everything that I think it needs fixing. I thank you!

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  • Holly in Ohio
    love (deeper and casting wider) — and it is me who will benefit... kindness & compassion — will benefit others.... providing service to my fellow humans (I grow organic, sustainable food, teach, and write)... personal health – a healthy life will help other things fall into place... a healthy planet – I invest daily through conscious actions to lower my carbon footprint and keep improving this. We all benefit, as does the wildlife and beauty in our natural world... laughter – with ...

    love (deeper and casting wider) — and it is me who will benefit…
    kindness & compassion — will benefit others….
    providing service to my fellow humans (I grow organic, sustainable food, teach, and write)…
    personal health – a healthy life will help other things fall into place…
    a healthy planet – I invest daily through conscious actions to lower my carbon footprint and keep improving this. We all benefit, as does the wildlife and beauty in our natural world…
    laughter – with a lighter heart, we come together

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  • DeVonna

    I value relationships most of all. To that end, I invest by maintaining connections with the people I love and who love me.

  • Michele

    I value honesty, truth, compassion, and loyalty for starters. These all benefit from my investment as a testimony of my character and what I look for in others.

  • sunnypatti
    I value my relationship with my fiance. I value our two furry kids. I value my good health. I value my strength and the path that has helped me gain it. I value my job. I value my meditation practice and the connection it has given me with God, myself, and the world around me. With all of these, I give my time, full attention, and my very best effort to keep them good while allowing them each to continue to grow. Life is a constant practice, and while we are still here, we have an obligation t...

    I value my relationship with my fiance. I value our two furry kids. I value my good health. I value my strength and the path that has helped me gain it. I value my job. I value my meditation practice and the connection it has given me with God, myself, and the world around me.
    With all of these, I give my time, full attention, and my very best effort to keep them good while allowing them each to continue to grow. Life is a constant practice, and while we are still here, we have an obligation to take care of ourselves and the world around us. Every choice we make can be a benefit for us and the things we value. So I always choose love and happiness and compassion and growth. It’s not always perfect, but I don’t think it ever will be. It’s a great journey, this thing called life!

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  • Lioness

    My mind. It needs investment right now to try and stay calm and objective. I need to invest in my mind so that it can support the minds of others. Especially one of my nieces who is seriously struggling with her own mind.

  • Trish

    I value the gift of sleep & I’ve been mucking it up by consuming vats of caffeine far into the night. This distresses the gift & I don’t get restful sleep, which sets the cycle the next morning: where’s my caffeine?! Water….she’s such a good friend. Why don’t I adore & cherish her…..mysteries…..

    • Journey

      I cut back on coffee over time and just last week I switched from coffee to tea and am doing okay. This has helped my sleep big time. My husband still has freshly brewed coffee and I make do by enjoying the coffee aromas while sipping black tea. I wish you well on your efforts to reduce coffee.

    • Holly in Ohio

      I just cut back a couple of weeks ago, Trish, for the same reason.. You can do this!

    • Michele

      add a lemon wedge to your water, makes it more refreshing:)

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