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Your Core Values

The Lanzarote Sessions - Series 13 Session 2

Jul 24, 2026
∙ Paid
Guitarist busking on Playa Blanca Promenade, Lanzarote

THE MESSAGE

Transcribed on 19th February 2026 @ 3:30 pm

CORE VALUES: Thank you, that is the topic I’d like to talk with you about this day.

As you were recalling those words when I repeated them, you appeared to want to dismiss them as a topic we would not talk about. Your mind history thought that it meant something business associated. It is true that you have connected it to that, because that is how the words have become to be recognised. But this is not how I want you to associate them. I’ll explain.

Every human spirit ever born of the earth as a physical form has a unique set of genes, though I like to call them elements. These are unique to that life. In those elements are ones that relate to emotional states. The balances vary from each life form to another. It is from that balances of elements related to emotional makeup, the core values for that life are formed.

Now, here’s the interesting part: Every life, in other words every person, has core values. But they are neither all good or all bad. It is often a mix. As the person grows and becomes familiar with their world as they see it, some core values grow stronger than others and therefore influence their way of life. As I said, the core values can be good, or bad. These can change according to that person’s strongest influences, or as you now coin them, influencers! By the way, I disapprove of that terms and its real value offered by them. People should make their own minds up without need to be influenced.

One of the other interesting aspects of core values is that people rarely, if at all ever, take time to consider what their core values are. Another way to understand them is by asking the simple question,

“what do I stand for? What is important enough to me for my focus to be spent on it enough to aid my direction through this life?”

So, in the spirit of things (my little pun there!) let me give you an exercise to do. And when I refer to you, it is the you that is reading my words as I gave them to this medium. Your exercise is to spend some time defining what your core values are.

Now, here’s the rules. Do not write core values that you aspire to, there is no such thing. Nor write core values that you think sound good and impressive to others. This is about you getting to understand yourself better. Honesty is the key. Here’s your plan. Take time to consider before writing three core values you process. Don’t forget, core values are neither negative or positive at this stage. Write your three core values.

You may think you have more. Good, write them also. The minimum is three, and you’ll find that much harder than you imagine.

This exercise so far may take you many sessions to achieve. As I said earlier, most people never consider their core values. When you finally complete your list I want you to do the hardest part of this exercise. I want you to put your “honest” hat on. Remember, - fooling yourself is fooling no one other than yourself. So wear the honest hat.

Now study each of your remaining three core values with self integrity and cross the one you have that is the weakest. You have two remaining, yes? Now repeat the last part again and eliminate one of those two core values that you are weakest with. You now have your one remaining core value. This acts like the guiding light for your life ahead. It is your one core value that governs every decision you make.

If those choices, decisions and opportunities don’t align with your core value, they should not be chosen. Equally, if your future choices do align with this one core value, you will know it is right for you.

Those other eliminated core values that you have note of can still become part of you, so long as all are aligned with your main core value.

There are people who will read my words and won’t take them further. They won’t value the sentiments enough to follow through with the exercise. That is their choice. One day they might or might not. That is up to them. Those that do complete my exercise will learn about themself in the process.

Surely you can understand that understanding oneself to this level of appreciation is one of the greatest human tools we can achieve.

To conclude this talk, before my medium’s mind takes over! Let me share my core valise that I lived by and to. I defined it when I was on earth and continue to live by it today. By the way, don’t just copy it as yours. I’ll leave it with you and thank you for this opportunity.

“My soul’s foundations are built on honesty and integrity, treating all life with the utmost compassion every minute I breath air.”


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