Investing time and energy to define or redefine your values and then aligning your actions with them is one of the pivotal opportunities of Falling Awake. Our programs offer many opportunities to experiment with a wide variety of strategies.
The following set of values summarizes core wisdom from the world’s great traditions, both Eastern and Western, and reflects the values held by Falling Awake.
Think of each value as a way to complete the sentence, “I value being. . .” Listed under each value is a set of words or a few sentences that further define its meaning.
Please use these ideas as a starting point in developing your own list of values.
charitable; thrifty; generous with time, money, and possessions
achieving the best results with the fewest possible dollars
working as a member of a team or a community
fun-loving, humorous, lighthearted, and happy
Detachment includes being aware of and not identifying our true selves with our thoughts, emotions, body, health, accomplishments, relationships, desires, commitments, possessions, values, opinions, roles, and expectations.
The opposite of detachment is being addicted (physically or emotionally), dogmatic, bigoted, absolutely certain, prejudiced, anxious, grave, or somber.
precise and attentive to detail
having intense or eager interest
persistent, persevering
vulnerable, willing to risk, trusting
displaying the capacity for action or accomplishment; being vigorous, robust, hardy, rugged, and strong
putting yourself at risk, operating with something at stake, pursuing excellence, acting with a sense of urgency without panic, and allowing projects to matter
