Though I've done the work to define them - I don't always remember, nor apply my own values. Spirituality - Family - Purposeful Endeavor - Creativity - Nature. (my key 5) So am I a hypocrite? Well, uh, yes. I've been called worse. But I don't want to be a hypocrite. I don't want to act inconsistently with" best me!" But I do.
Problem with values: We tend to forget. I tend to forget. "Oh, yeah. That is what's most important to me!" "Now, what was that again?"
This summer I was given the gift of a "Duct Tape Reminder." A visual and tangible trinket. Ever since my leather wallet was stolen from my health club locker - I get a "Jeff, don't forget what really matters to you" kick. Now, when I pull out my wallet to pay, grab a card, I almost invariably hear things like, "Wow! That's a duct tape wallet!!" "Where'd you get that!!" One business owner recently said to me, "I sure don't see alot of guys carrying duct tape wallets in my circles!"
I know practically nothing about ducts, or plumbing, or the 1000 things you can do with duct tape. (though I did see the Duct Tape episode on Myth Busters! Awesome!) Instead, my youngest son Josh offered his creative tape token of love when my wallet was stolen. "I'll make you one Dad!" Sure enough, he created a top end duct tape wallet! It's not only silver, durable and waterproof. It contains pouches for all my cards, is reinforced in the right places and even a special taped in fortune cookie fortune that states, "You don't have to worry about the future." How's that for a cool reminder whenever I reach for some cash!?
A duct tape reminder!
Reminder speaking says: "You're free when you don't care so much about what people think! Be free to live out YOUR values. It's OK to be just you. You don't need airs or heirs to be significant. You don't need to prove you're a high-class somebody. You are loved by those who matter most to you... God too! So much so that you don't have to worry about the future. It's in His hands! "
And: "What you value is what really matters.. even if no one else around you values what you value. Being at peace matters to you more than prestige. Being happy matters to you even more than being seen as a somebody."
So, that's the kind of reminder I need. How about you? What reminds you of what matters most... to you?
Feel free to create or find your own reminders of what's most important to you. But of course, if a duct tape wallet is just what the doctor ordered , I know a great source!!!
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