Discussion #2 - Values

Identifying your core principles or values can be a helpful process because they are underneath everything else, they’re like the skeleton for the body, they are the thing that holds together our worldview, decisions we make, and more. It can also help you work through challenges and conflicts where preferences vs. principles are being called into question.

Discussion Question

Think about your personal values. What are the underlying principles that you use to guide your life and decision-making.

Make a list of 3-5 “core principles or values” that without them you’d be someone different. You can use the chart below for the activity or do it on your.

Set an evening aside, find a tasty beverage and a snack and share your list with your partner. 🥃🫒

Discuss each value: why is this a value (how did it come about, why does it matter to you?).

How it shows up in your life (how do you practice this, what does it look like to have this as a value)?

What are ways your partner already support these values or can support them better in the future.

After you have both discussed your lists look for places of growth, as well as places of synergy. What do you see as your new family’s core values?

What communities do you (or could you) participate in that encourage a strengthening of values in your life?

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Click to Add Your Values to the Chart Below

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Values Reflection

Values Reflection

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One Value important to you

Why is this a value (how did it come about, why does it matter to you)?

How it shows up in your life (how do you practice this, what does it look like to have this as a value)?

What are ways your partner already support this value or can support this better in the future.

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