"Values are the guiding principles of our lives. They are essential for positive human behavior and actions in our daily lives. They are formed on the basis of interests, choices, needs, desires and preferences. They have played important role in not only sociology, but also psychology, anthropology and related disciplines." (Source.) Our Values are also possibly influenced by our Religious Beliefs and Experiences, our Education, our Career Paths, and our Social Groups, our Socio-Economic Status, our Teachers, our Mentors, our Culture, our Peers, our Friends, and our Families.
"What are Basic Human Values?
HONOR and Values and DV.
Consider these examples of Honor from a Dictionary, as well from the U.S. Army: "If you are called a man (or woman) of honor, you are respected. If someone honors you, they recognize and award you for your achievements. The term honor has always been a word used to describe men and women of high moral worth or great achievement. ... (Also), People graduate from college with honor, meaning they have outstanding grades." (Source: Vocabulary.com).
Why is Honor Important (In Relation to DV)?
"Honor is a matter of carrying out, acting, and living the values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service, integrity and personal courage in everything you do, according to the Army. ... We give honor to the flag and to the ideals it represents and the symbolism it lends to the greatness of our nation." (From the Army "Code of Honor: Know It. Embrace It.).
What are Virtues? Virtues are that which we do in order to see that our values are realized. This begs the question: What is a Virtuous Person? A Virtuous Person is a person who tends to think and behave in ways that help maintain his or her personal Value System.
What is a Mission Statement? Our Values are very important to the formation of our Personal Mission(s) in life. According to the Oxford Dictionary, A Mission Statement is "a formal summary of the aims and values of a company, organization, or individual."
Your Personal Mission Statement: As an Individual, what are your Aims? What are your Values? What are your Virtues? And how are you planning to put all of this into your Commitment to ending Domestic Violence, DV-type Thinking, DV-type Feeling, DV-type Believing, and DV-type Behaving in your life?
- Accountability
- Affection
- All human beings have worth as a person, and value
- Altruism
- Anger Awareness and Anger Management
- Healthy Argument
- Boundaries (And Respecting Boundaries)
- Brotherhood
- Charity
- Personal Choice & Self-Determination
- Committment
- Clear Communication & Listening Skills
- Compassion
- Competence and Skills
- Compromise
- Creativity
- Critical Thinking
- Human Dignity -- Each person deserves Dignity
- Do Unto Others as you would Have them Do Unto You
- Education
- Effectiveness
- Efficiency
- Empathy
- Exclusivity, Being True to a Group
- Expediency
- Fairness
- Faith & Righteousness (Doing for the good of your beliefs)
- Family
- Fidelity / Truthfulness
- Financial Security
- Forgiveness, Apology & Humility
- Freedom as endowed by your Creator
- Freedom of Speech
- Freedom of Thought and Beliefs
- Friendship
- Gentleness
- Hard Work
- Health (Mental and Physical)
- Healthy Child Development
- Hedonism
- Helpfulness
- Honesty
- Human Diversity -- Multiculturalism -- Awareness & Valuing of Differences
- Humanism
- Humanitarianism
- Utilitarianism
- Human Equality
- Humility
- Inclusion
- Independence
- Individuality
- Integrity -- Doing what is right especially when no one is looking
- Justice under the Law
- Kindness and Charity
- Liberty
- Logic
- Love
- Loyalty
- Mindfulness
- Moderation
- Mutual (Shared) Responsibility
- Negotiation
- Personal Non Violence / Non Violence: Ending Violence / World Peace
- Patience
- Peaceful Home Environment
- Physical Affection
- Power (Sharing Power)
- Prevention
- Pursuit of Happiness
- Relationships are more important than power, control, manipulation or dominance
- Relaxation
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Responsible Parenting
- Safety & Security
- Self Awareness
- Self-Worth
- Sharing
- Sisterhood
- Solitude
- Spirituality
- Sympathy
- Teamwork
- Thoughtfulness
- Trust
- Victory
- Vulnerability -- You be YOU.
- Wisdom (and Sharing Wisdom)
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(Originally Published / Posted 9/28/2020.)
(c. 2020, William T. Beverly, Ph.D., LCSW, All information on the Blog (Except where otherwise noted); are the intellectual and/or photographic and/or digital property of Dr. William T. Beverly, L.C.S.W., DVOMB Approved Offender Treatment Provider.).
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