A paragraph on the values of hope,faith and belief which help us realize our dreams.
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Our dreams are our hope, and if respected, faith and believed, they ultimately bring an abundance of meaning and purpose to our lives. Dreams guide us as we reach for the stars, follow our heart's desire and do the things we are passionate about. Dreams help weave the fabric of who we are, and they reveal what matters most to us. They allow our spirits to shine, and they reflect our uniqueness and authenticity.
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Combing back through the days, months and years of my life, I find myself reminiscing about the guiding forces and values that have led me to where I am today. We’re all products of our environment, to some degree. And yet, we also have autonomy and freedom of thought to define what we want to become- and who we want to be.
I realize the times when I’ve been happiest and most productive — truly centered and vibrating with clarity of thought and peace of mind — have been when I operated from a base of meaningful core values. You can define these for your life and live up to them each day.
A tricky thing that we do sometimes, is play a guessing game around when we’ll truly blossom and find ourselves. There’s no telling when we may find the assorted pieces in our life gelling and coalescing around something special that makes sense.
When it happens, it can come via a relationship, career choice, acquired skill or particular direction of thought. I have found that we can accelerate and increase our chances of happiness and fulfillment by determining values that resonate with our heart, mind and soul.
Our Values
We’ll change our minds millions of times in life about a variety of subjects. Heck, politicians do it seemingly hundreds of times per week! (note the present campaign)But our values should be firm, resolute and concrete. If you’re just starting out in college, a few years into your career or even a decade (or more), you’ll do well to go out and live, and maintain self-awareness and perceptive observation of all the activities you participate in.
Experience is acquired. Experience cannot be bought or transferred from another. We can hear stories, learn all kinds of lessons and grow in wisdom from the stories of others, but as Robin Williams’ character, Sean Maguire, told us in Good Will Hunting, the only way we’re going to find out about ourselves and journey in life is, “by givin’ it a shot.”
Our experiences give us perspective and enable us to define our values. As I wrote about in my previous post, my values are based on my personal beliefs, which come from the knowledge and wisdom I’ve acquired from a multitude of sources: the study of history, my faith, analyzing life lessons, learning about the lives of others and of course, my personal experiences.
I’ve been able to function at a much higher-level by determining the values that matter most to me. Allow me to share:
Faith
The foundation of my values structure is faith. Everything in my life flows from my belief in God, my belief in others and belief in myself. I learned during my 20s, that if I ever wanted to live life on my terms and be truly free, I needed to have a tremendous belief in myself and what I could achieve.
I combine these beliefs by trusting that things will work out if I have faith in a power greater than myself. For you, that may not be God. But that doesn’t mean that faith cannot or should not be an integral component of what defines you.