Monthly Archives: July 2024

Should I Buy the $8 Raspberries?

Rather listen than read? Click here. Last week I stood in the grocery store mulling over whether to spend $7.99 on a tiny container of local organic raspberries. Had I been shopping for myself, I would have grabbed the less-expensive larger container, but a dear friend is staying with me, and these were for her. What should I do? Hours before, I’d been on a call as part of a course I’m taking (and loving). The facilitator had talked about decision-making. “One way to define alignment,” he said, “is when our actions are congruent with who we want to be.” He pointed out that our values can help us make decisions about which actions to take. Said simply: Our Values […]