I began my web career working with the idea of writing personal wedding vows as a power tool in the marriage toolbox. Then, after only one person signed up for my first test workshop, I developed a companion program I call LifeVows for singles. So now there are LifeVows for couples and LifeVows for singles.
This is good news because I’ve come to believe that personal vows that reflect a personal dream are as important as wedding or marriage vows. Actually if one has their own vows to take to the partnership that is a step ahead. In some respects personal vows are a little like having a purpose and mission statement.
The difference is that you are making a pledge, or vowing, how you will keep promises to yourself.
In the workshops I ask people to answer what I think are the three most important questions anyone could ever ask themselves. Here they are:
1. What makes me come alive? What do I love to do?
2. What are my values. Remember values are more than being honest. If you love the theater going to the theater is a value. If keeping your body healthy through exersize is a priority it is also a value.
3. What can I do to be of service today? This is a question that you ask of yourself every day. It can be as simple as letting someone in traffic or asking a co worker if you can help or get coffee.
Be aware of what you are doing when you feel energized and alive. Try to put into words.
This was a question I did not ask myself in exactly this way until a few years ago. I realized that I felt the most alive when I was creating. The more I was creating the more alive I felt.
Then I began to identify what creation modes I was in when I felt connected, tuned in, and turned on.
Answering this question was a life changing event for me.
Write the question in a note book and carry it with you: ‘What makes me come alive?’
You are then giving the question to your subconscious mind and telling it to alert you and make you aware when you are feeling awake, and alive.
Have a fabulous and fantastic life.
Rev. Linda, The LifeVows coach.
Helping people live life to the fullest!
Check out the wedding vow blog because much of the material there has some good stuff you can use!
Tags: human potential, life vows, self improvement
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