{"id":234,"date":"2013-08-14T08:49:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T12:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=234"},"modified":"2013-08-14T08:53:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T12:53:26","slug":"what-is-the-value-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=234","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS THE VALUE OF MY LIFE?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When we think about the value of our life, we should think about all of our Values<\/em>, both quantitatively and qualitatively. If we have any Values<\/em> at all (and few of us would admit that we don\u2019t), then we can measure the meaningfulness of our life by our specific expression of these Values<\/em>. It would be ludicrous for us to claim that our life has no value and also claim to have certain wants and aspirations. If we desire anything at all, then our life has value.<\/p>\n

The problem with those who feel that life has no value is their failure to realize what is really important to them. When we focus on what we do have, cherish or expect in life, we will immediately begin to recognize the value these things bring to our life. If we wallow in self-pity about our meaningless life, we are actually saying that we are too blind or stubborn to see what is right in front of us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Thus, our inability to see the value of our life is due to our incorrectly focusing on what we don\u2019t have rather than focusing on what we do have. Assuredly, problems will occur in our life that distracts us from what is most important. Events like a serious illness, a broken relationship or financial troubles will tend to command our attention and focus our thoughts in the negative areas of our life. But while these events may require a definite measure of our attention, they certainly don\u2019t mean that the rest of our life went down the drain with them.<\/p>\n

We have no right to say that our life has no value simply because we are getting a divorce, losing our job or even getting a terminal illness. While something of value may have been painfully lost, we must still focus on those redeeming Values<\/em> that we do have.\u00a0\u00a0We must recognize the full perspective of a valuable life, not concentrating only on the negative at the expense of the positive. Regardless of our setbacks, our life has tremendous value . . . as long as we accept and\u00a0stay focused on the Values\u00a0<\/em>that\u00a0belong to us and still cherish.<\/p>\n

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