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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!
