In Martha Beck’s new book The Way Of Integrity she talks about using a verb + adverb phrase to discover your core values. For example it might be living (the verb) and courageously (the adverb), or loving fully, or chewing quietly (that’s one I’m still trying to master).
In a writer’s group I belong to that is populated by fellow Wayfinder Coaches one of them suggested we use the model of a verb + adverb phrase to do a writing prompt to help us uncover our core values as a coach and a human being. You can check out what I came up with below in the 12 minutes we get to write in that group! That twelve minutes flies by faster than a Sessna crashing into the sea. Try combining a verb adverb phrase that represents a core value for you, and write about it. Then let me know in the comments how it went.
Much Love Life Story Hackers.
Existing Infinitely
The culturally acceptable:
Living Selflessly
Caring Feverishly
Obeying Politely
Disagreeing Cautiously with out raising your voice
The culturally encouraged:
Proving Endlessly
Achieving Relentlessly
Boasting Subtly
Giving Mindlessly to the non-profit of your choice
From a broken place:
Frittering Aimlessly
Struggling Constantly
Ruminating Involuntarily
People Pleasing Perpetually while making very little noise
From a place of privilege:
Spending Carelessly
Eating Mindlessly
Commenting Blindly
Learning Slowly and having it all explained twice
From a place of victimhood:
Suffering Silently
Blaming Utterly
Deteriorating Steadily
Dying Regretfully, without every rolling the dice
My deepest truth:
Enjoying Wholeheartedly
Luxuriating Ferociously
Relaxing Deliberately
Entertaining Consciously, because wouldn’t that be nice?
My improbable dream:
Influencing Humbly
Prospering Completely
Mastering Peacefully
Teaching and Serving and eating pizza by the slice
