While shoveling snow and doing paperwork today I found myself thinking of the need to be true to oneself. There is a need to understand your ideals -- in fancy phrasing, your personal epistomology and ontology. Being true to your beliefs and values will leave you with fewer regrets in life. Go against them, and you may find yourself in a hole deeper than you can climb to escape.
I've asked people to articulate their personal stances for themselves and to be able to explain the viewpoints for research and counseling projects. Do the two points of view match well? How far are we willing to go outside our own value system before it is too much? Recognizing why some approaches to work or life don't feel right means that we understand ourselves and know that something on our task list just won't fit. If our stance is different from the majority, we shouldn't be pressured to conform. Being non-conformist isn't always a bad thing.<smile> Stand up for personal values, but be sure to understand where these originate and the implications of 'rocking the boat'. The world around us need not change who we are unless we want or need that change.
A song that speaks somewhat to these rambling thoughts came to mind while listening to music and shoveling. It was a personal philosophy of the songwriter (and singer in the version shared). Enjoy!
Can You Dig It? -- The Monkees (Peter Tork)
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