04/28/2026
What do I Value most?
From the day we are born we are influenced by beliefs, concepts, ideas of other people and culture in general. Without even realizing it, we begin functioning in life based on these forces. This is especially true with the ever increasing prevalence of media- social and traditional. We may begin to gather with people or groups that share and reinforce these beliefs. They can become deeply ingrained in our psyche without us even being aware of it.
I know this to be true in my life. Years ago I was riding back to my office from a murder trial with my co-counsel. She said “Why are you in this career. You don’t even like it?” Amazingly I never thought I had an option given the many years I had spent preparing to become a lawyer. I hadn’t considered other possibilities, When I got back to the office I told my partner that I was finished and that he could take over the practice.
At that point I began asking myself important questions.
There are many ways of questioning our lives but one very important one is “What do I value most? In what ways am I not living in accord with those values?
I started taking blueberries, picking apples and waiting on tables. I started to be guided by a deeper knowing which led me to involvement in meditation retreats and ultimately to a partnership with my wife, Patricia, who inspired me to lead retreats with her. My life was completely changed and became deeply fulfilling.
