Objectives:
- Become familiar with the structure and requirements for this course
- Create an online blog to use for posting research an other assignments
- Become familiar with the other students in the class and learn their interests
Original Post:
Life Values Assessment
Of the activities that I have done today, I can see a somewhat connection between that and my “most important life values”. Today, all that I have done is homework. I am putting all family, friends, enjoyment, etc., aside to get my homework done. I do not see how doing homework directly reflects my top values, but I can see where it may indirectly reflect them. One could argue that by finishing these homework assignments, I am internally thinking about my life values of security, wealth, and enjoyment for the future. One can also argue that my family value can have an influence on whether I decide to do homework or not because they taught me that it was bad not to do well in school.
Of my life goals, there are some that I have not pursued yet. These goals include raising a family of my own, and having a career that can support my family and that I enjoy. First of all, what stands in my way of having a family of my own is that I have not found that significant other to call my wife yet. I also do not have a job yet so I have not been able to accumulate much wealth or financial security. I know that when all things fall into place, I can pursue these life goals and hopefully create/achieve new ones.
Reflection:
For this assignment, we were assigned to complete a survey that produced the list above that shows which values mean the most to me.
When completing this assignment, I truly began to realize how much my family and friends mean to me. I also learned that security for the future is a big value in my life, now that I am about to graduate. This comes with my enjoyment and future wealth as well. I learned from this that even though I have a set of values that I live by on a daily basis, I never have really analyzed what they are in list form until now. By seeing this list, I came to the conclusion that while I may feel a certain way about my values I need to take more responsibility in living my these values. I think I definitely took a more wide-eyed look into my own value system during this assignment.
Future:
With this assignment, I hope to be in further touch with my true set of values to the point where I don’t struggle with prioritizing what is most important to me. By living by my values that stated, I will be on the path to lifelong happiness.