Over t he las t few mont hs Ive been t hink ing a lot about t he t y pe of life I want t o live.

W hat
t y pe of pers on do I want t o be? W hat will help bring about c ont ent ment ?

V alues give y ou a s ens e of purpos e. They reflec t who y ou are on a daily bas is , in every t hing
y ou do at home and at work . More oft en t han not , I s ee values get t ing pus hed as ide and
c ompromis ed. It s t ime t hat we c hange t hat . It s t ime t o bring bac k t he valu es t hat mat t er in
life. B y doing s o, y oull dis c over t hat y ou have been purpos ed t o flouris h, s hine, and pros per.

Thes e values c an be found t hroughout t he B ible. It s t he ins t ruc t ion book t o life. Nora Conrad
wrot e a great piec e on bec oming a P roverbs 31 woman, and I highlight ed a few of her point s
in t his lis t . P rac t ic e t hes e es s ent ial values every day t o build a c orners t one t o happines s and
begin living a c almer, more well -rounded life.

1. LOV E

Love as God firs t loved us . True love is s elfles s ; it put s ot hers needs before our own.

2. V IRTUE

Have t he c harac t er t o what s bes t . E ven if no one is wat c hing.

3. GRA TITUDE

Grat it ude c hanges everyt hing. P rac t ic ing grat it ude helps y ou re aliz e t hat t here is s o muc h in
y our life t o be t hank ful for.

4. HUMILITY

Humilit y s hould be one of t he mos t c elebrat ed virt ues of our c ult ure. W e s hould c ult ivat e a
healt hy pers pec t ive of how minimal our c ont ribut ion is t o t he s c heme of t hings .

5. W IT

E mploy ing a nat ural s ens e of humor is alway s apprec iat ed.

6. W IS DOM

S ought and gained t hrough ex perienc e and hards hip, t o obt ain it s full wort h, wis dom mus t
be given away t o ot her.

7. MODE S TY

Res t in a plac e of dignit y and hold y ours elf a s t andard alway s c heri s hed.

8. HONE S TY

A virt ue t hat will never go out of s t y le, t rue hones t y k eeps y our heart pure and y our mind
free of doubt .

9. DE V OTION
W hen y our life, fait h, or foundat ion is s hak y , s t ay ing devot ed emphas iz es t hat it s import ant
t o y ou.

10. COMP A S S ION

Let y our heart be moved t o help t hos e who need it .

11. E LE GA NCE

E ffec t ivenes s , s implic it y , and refinement ex hibit a s ens e of dignit y .

12. GRA CE

Carry y ours elf wit h s imple eleganc e, behave polit ely , and have t he dis pos it ion to
be generous .

13. INTE GRITY

Uphold y ours elf t o morals t hat c an not be c ompromis ed.

14. FOCUS

Y oull dis c over c larit y in y our life by foc us ing on t hings t hat t ruly mat t er.

15. TOLE RA NCE

Rat her t han s howing c ont empt , t oleranc e s hows res pec t , pat ienc e and c ourt es y all
import ant values in t heir own right .

16. S A CRIFICE

In our journey t hrough life, put t ing ot hers before ours elves allows us t o gain pers pec t ive of
what really mat t ers .

17. DIS CIP LINE

S elf dis c ipline is a learned behavior. Ins t ead of let t ing c hoic es be dic t at ed by impuls es o r
feelings , mak e informed, rat ional dec is ions on a daily bas is .

18. E NDURA NCE

Max imiz e performanc e by prac t ic ing regularly over t ime. K eep going, even if it get s really
hard.

19. CONFIDE NCE

Remember, y ou are c apable and wort hy of any t hing, but be humble en ough t o k eep y ours elf
from being arrogant .

20. OP TIMIS M
S omet imes y oull s ee t he glas s as half empt y , and t hat s t ot ally fine, but remember t hat t he
half empt y glas s has t he pot ent ial t o bec ome half full.

21. S INCE RITY

B e genuine and real wit h y our words a nd ac t ions . S ay and do t hings from t he bot t om of y our
heart .

22. HOS P ITA LITY

E nc ompas s t he s k ills of welc oming friends , family , and s t rangers t o c laim t he joy of
homec oming.

23. S IMP LICITY

E liminat e unnec es s ary c lut t er from y our life t ox ic friends , unus ed it ems , or one of t he many
t hings y ouve s aid y es t o and find t hat life is more fun when y ou have y our favorit e t hings t o
foc us on.

24. JOY

A joy ful heart is good medic ine, but a c rus hed s pirit dries up t he bones . P roverb s 17: 22

25. W A RMTH

S mile at s t rangers , give hugs freely , and be t he firs t t o s ay hello. E x hibit ing warmt h will let
happines s bloom in ot hers .

26. P E A CE

W hen y ou ex perienc e peac e, y ou c reat e a s pac e for happines s , love, and light t o s hine on
in.

27. P A TIE NCE

Ins t ant living gives way t o impat ienc e. P rac t ic ing pat ienc e provides a great feeling of inner
balanc e and s t rengt h.

28. K INDNE S S

B y being int ent ional about apply ing k indnes s t owards y our ac t ions y ou c an t ruly c hange t he
world.

29. GOODNE S S

B e good t o t hos e around around y ou by c heris hing and loving t hem.

30. FA ITHFULNE S S

E arning t he t rus t of ot hers will enric h y our life and t he people around y ou as well.
31. GE NTLE NE S S

S peak wit h a gent le t ongue, as hars h words s t ir up anger.

32. S E LF-CONTROL

B e quic k t o forgive and walk in pat ienc e, k indnes s , and grac e from day t o day .

33. TRUS TW ORTHY

B e honorable, dependable, t rus t wort hy and great opport unit ies will c ome y our way .

34. HA RDW ORK E R

W is dom and honor dont c ome t o t hos e who are laz y . One mus t be willing t o work harder
t han t hey ever had before.

35. P ROV IDE R

Care for ot hers ; provide for t heir needs before y our own.

36. E A RLY RIS E R

S he get s up before dawn t o prepare break fas t for her hous ehold and plan t he day s work for
her s ervant girls . P roverb s 31: 15 God never int ended for us e t o s leep half of t he day light
hours away . Us e y our t ime wis ely . A res t ful night s s leep will leave y ou refres hed for a full
day ahead.

37. B US INE S S S A V V Y

W ork hard. Learn all t hat y ou c an about how to deal wit h ot her people in a
profes s ional s et t ing.

38. E NE RGE TIC

Fuel y our body wit h whole, nat ural foods , ant iox idant s , and ex erc is e rat her t han c ons uming
energy drink s . Y our energy and happines s will las t s o muc h longer.

39. S TRONG

Life get s hard; really hard. B ut if y ou c an rough it out , y o ull c ome bac k s t ronger t han ever.

40. B RA V E

Courage is lifes blood t hat fuels us . Cons t ant ly dis play it by t ry ing new t hings , being unique,
or t ac k ling a fear.

41. DE P E NDA B LE

Do what y ou s ay , when y ou s ay it .
42. CHA RITA B LE

W hen y ou prac t ic e t he art of grat it ude, y oull begin t o s ee how wonderful it is t o give t o ot hers
les s fort unat e.

43. HONORA B LE

To ent ail a perc eived qualit y of wort hines s and res pec t abilit y is t rue honor.

44. RE S P E CTFUL

S peak wit h res pec t t o ot hers and ne ver degrade anot her being.

45. FLE XIB LE

K eeping an open mind allows a fres h pers pec t ive t o ent er.

46. THRIFTY

Having t he lat es t and great es t and mos t ex pens ive t hings does nt nec es s arily mean y oure
t he happies t .

47. P LA Y FUL

Never los e y our s ens e of wonder , no mat t er what age y ou are.

48. CRE A TIV E

Y ou have been given hands wit h t he pot ent ial t o c reat e beaut y out of t he unlik ely .

49. UNIQUE

Y ou bring unique t alent s t o t he world. Rat her t han t ry ing t o be s omet hing or s omeone t hat
y ou are not , jus t be y ours elf.

50. HE A LTHY

Improving y our healt h gives y ou t he energy y ou need t o do t he t hings y ou love wit h t he

people y ou c heris h.