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Getting fitted -
2 New Suits, 8 Shirts, & 1 Shorts. |
Bangkok – Tipei to Vancouver. In 4 hours I’ll be home in
YYC!
Had 24 hours in Bangkok after an amazing 7 days off Yatch racing in
Phuket. Got my 2 new suits fitted & did some shopping for the family.
Enjoyed Chatuchak market. Here's a Link to a video of my stroll through animal
section of the market.
Thinking quite a lot about values & how they determine who we are.
Just over 2 years ago I discovered a chart of values, and was asked to order
those values in my own priority. (I forget where I got this list of values.)
I posted my list in order of priority in "Notes" on my iPhone.
Without effort, I would occasionally happen along this list. I probably seen the list about 6 times since
developing it on Nov 23, 2013 (It’s date stamped by my freaking smart iphone!)
Since doing this, I found it very helpful in understanding why I am -
what I am & why I do what I do. (It
helps with the pain!)
My list is below. I encourage you to do the exercise yourself. If you
wish - it would be fun to discuss how our lists are similar and different. Lets
go for a coffee. Bring it up. I will forget. The list is on my phone … so easy
to access at a moments notice.
FYI … as I think about sharing this list – I think the instructions were
‘not to spend too much time thinking about it. Just do what comes to ‘top of
mind’. Pretty sure that it was how I did
it on Nov 23, 2013 … and I have not made any changes to the list since.
Values Most important to me:
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| Fish at Chatuchak Market |
1 health
2 adventure
3 freedom
4 love
5 success
6 intimacy
7 comfort
8 passion
9 security
10 power
Value I would do the most to avoid having to feel;
1 depression
2 guilt
3 loneliness
4 anger
5 frustration
6 humiliation
7 failure
8 rejection
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I feel that this ‘forced’ 90 day sabbatical
combined ‘mid-life crisis’ is a bit of a defining moment in my life. Perhaps a
gift.?
Perhaps a bit like being in jail.?
I suppose time may tell.
I’m happy that instead of buying a red sports
car, I got Yellow Panniers for my bike.
(Besides, I plan to live until 116 years … so I’m not REALLY allowed to
have a mid life crisis until I’m 58. Perhaps I’ll get the red sports car then.
(However, planning it to be a 40’-55’
Catamaran to be moored at Granville Island, Vancouver.)
The above value exercise is interesting to
me.
I doubt much if my values have changed much
since before Dad died. (They were formed by the time I was 14 years old – I
think.)
Although as I reconsider the above comment,
and look at “Rejection” being the Value that I would do the LEAST to avoid
having to feel … I doubt if that was the case in my teens and throughout my
20’s.
Realizing the world is a pretty harsh place
and “you get what you negotiate … I don’t mind getting rejected these days”.
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Note to Younger People (and Older too):
Do this exercise … and post it as a ‘note’ on your phone … and monitor it every few years as a check in. I think it would be a bit like having an annual school photo – but waay better!
The wind has been very bad ... little wind ... and the days are busy.
Ollie from Auckland is our lead Bowsman. He
makes sails for North Sails. (I will be working most of the week on the Bow.)
