What Are Your Values?

Understanding your values helps define your paths.

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As I have been writing about Pathwalking for quite a while now, my thoughts on the process and the mindfulness practices that go into it have evolved.

The evolution of my perspective on mindfulness is ever-changing. Hence, the current break-down I continue to share.

• On the surface, it’s all about sensory input, thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentions.
• The next layer down (or really, inwards) is your inner being. That’s your mindset/headspace/psyche self-perception.
• Below that, the base of it all is your subconscious sense of self. That’s where your habits, beliefs, and values take root. While it exists in your subconscious, it’s accessible via your conscious mind.

As I was formulating the updated evolution of Pathwalking, it dawned on me what one of the main missing elements of the deepest layer included. That is values.

Values get muddied by a great deal of outside influence mixed with inner beliefs and habits you may, or may not, be aware of. Though deeply rooted, like everything else about you they’re changeable.

First, let’s explore what values ARE.

The definition of values