Conversation With Katherine: A Gift From The Journey Value vs Desirability

12/01/19 • 8 min

Welcome to Conversation with Katherine and my podcast Value vs Desirability
There are so many different narratives that affect our individual and collective journey. One of the main factors, in determining our direction, is the understanding of the difference between value and desirability. Let me first define what I mean when I use the word value. It is self-worth and self direction. I have found different people look at value differently depending on whether they have an internal locus of control or external locus of control they will arrive at different definitions and take a different journey.
Now I have used some fancy words, internal and external locus of control simply describe "who is in charge of your life". Do you take individual responsibility for determinining your self worth and thereby determining your value. Or do others determine your self worth and value. This might seem like this is a simple process. It is not.

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Conversation With Katherine: A Gift From The Journey Podcast Holiday

This is Thanksgiving 2019 and the beginning of the holiday season. In reflecting on holidays, I am struck by how a media narrative has been created. It starts with the commercials and a picture perfect holiday meal with picture perfect people around the table, looking happy and all of them are attractive. I have hosted decades of Thanksgiving parties. I have shopped, chopped and cooked a lot of food. My food is tasty and no one has ever complained about the quality or quantity. I can honestly say my turkey has never looked as good as the turkey in the commercials.
I have had a series of mishaps over the years of forgetting ingredients and having to run to the store on the day of to get whatever basic ingredient was missing. For some reason, no matter how much stock I buy I always run out of stock. I think of the memory that my cooking has created for many. There will be someone who remembers their moment at my Thanksgiving celebrations.

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Conversation With Katherine: The Seduction of Intensity

Welcome to Conversation with Katherine and my podcast Seduction of Intensity
I recently had a discussion with someone about how intensity can be as addictive as any drug. Intensity can become the familiar emotional barometer of the quality of life. Just think about what happens if you have a relationship with intensity. When there is a calm period in your life and things are going smoothly your relationship with intensity whispers in your ear. There is something wrong. Where is the excitement, drama, problems of living that are familiar. Your relationship with intensity can tell you that when it is present you are ALIVE. The value and desirability of your life is dependent upon how you manage the familiar siren voice of intensity.