It’s easy to find our values or ethics offended.

Something doesn’t happen in the way we want it to happen. We envision a better world than the one we currently inhabit. Others used their power in a way that we can’t agree with.

These are all valid reasons to start fighting for our values.

However, that can be endless!

Our values find themselves in every one of our behaviors and those of others. Behaviors reflect what is important to us and what isn’t. Experiencing differences in behaviors immediately touches upon our values.

But noticing the difference isn’t making us aware of what we are trying to protect and create through our values. Making ourselves aware of what that is allows us to choose our fights and how we want to engage in protecting our values.

It’s knowledge that enables us to take our distance when it feels appropriate to us, not only when it feels overwhelming.