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By Dr. Milan LaBrey
Your values are what make you who you are.
The strength of your beliefs can really go far.
It starts with a seed sent from above.
It resides in our heart and it is called love.
Once love is in place, life is so satisfying,
and the next value of truth will be easy applying.
Love is the seed of this important tree.
And the truth is strong roots, very deep don’t you see.
Truth is so easy; it means you don’t lie.
It makes you feel lighter, you should give it a try.
Once your truth is in place, you move on to peace,
which helps you grow calmer and patience increase.
A strong sense of peace is the trunk of your tree.
It feels quiet, pleasant, and easy to be.
Peace is the feeling of being so light.
And when you’re on track, you can’t help but do right.
As your tree begins to grow, the branches emerge.
reaching all the you touch.
And you begin to feel how you’ve grown just so much.
When right conduct follows peace, your values increase.
It’s about good decisions in all that you do,
and how you affect the world around you, too.
As you begin to make more and more good choices,
you learn about the power to stop violence using kind voices.
Nonviolence is tricky you will now understand.
It’s about the words that didn’t come out as planned.
The value is represented as leaves on your tree,
because nonviolence helps you blossom to the highest degree.
Together all the values combine to create a beautiful fruit we call you,
that can be shared with the world or just a simple few.
But you must take the first step in anything new.
Just believe in yourself and you will see what these important values can do.
Discover how the values of love, truth, peace, right conduct, and nonviolence are inherent within each of us. These values begin as a seed called “love,” which grows into a beautiful tree as we learn to apply these virtues to guide us through life.