I have been going to private counseling for about 2 years now and have been so grateful for the help I am receiving as I process trying to care for my parents and watching both of them die. A couple weeks ago I did an exercise in which I went through cards with different values written on them. I eventually whittled them down to 10 and put them in prioritized order. Since that appointment, the assignment was to think about how those principles play out in real life. In other words, if health is one of my top 10 values, how am I reflecting that. I had another appointment today and we discussed it further. My main priority is to do God’s will. We talked about how I actually do that. I do start each morning with prayer. That helps me begin on the right track. During the day, however, I usually just go about my day. If there is an important decision that I need to make, I will usually stop and ask God what He would have me to do. But typically I just do what I do, whether that’s good or bad. As I currently work on my parent’s estate and spend time helping people who need help, I don’t really have a long term plan. Sometimes that can be worrisome or I can get stressed thinking about it. I try to remember that God has been very clear in the past as to what I should do when it comes to big life changes. So, I try to let it go, trust Him, and be grateful for the state of life I am in right now. I enjoyed the card exercise. It helped give me a better idea of how to keep my values present and active in my life.

I Found God today prioritizing my values.