Living Contrary to Your Authentic Self

A mindful companion to this worksheet

Living closer to what matters

Values are the quiet compass beneath the noise of daily life. “Living Contrary to Your Authentic Self” asks you to listen for what you most want your life to express, and to notice where your hours and your values are quietly out of alignment.

How mindfulness can help

Mindfulness creates the inner stillness in which values become audible. When the wind of distraction settles, the deeper preferences of the heart can be heard. Practice helps us not only know our values, but live in closer relationship with them.

Gentle steps to try

1. 1Imagine the long view. Picture yourself ten years from now, looking back on this season. What would you hope was true about how you spent it?
2. 2Choose three words. Pick three words that name what you most want to embody. Write them somewhere you'll see them daily.
3. 3Audit one choice. Look at one decision on your plate this week. Which option moves you toward your three words?
4. 4Forgive the gap. Notice the gap between values and behavior with curiosity, not judgment. The noticing itself is the practice.