{"id":657,"date":"2013-11-11T23:54:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T23:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hazelrider.wordpress.com\/?p=657"},"modified":"2013-11-11T23:54:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T23:54:14","slug":"s-p-i-c-e-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hazelbasil.com\/wordpress\/2013\/11\/11\/s-p-i-c-e-s\/","title":{"rendered":"S.P.I.C.E.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Many years ago I took a religion class at a local university<\/a>\u00a0and one of the professors spoke of a Bible verse<\/a> that talked about growth in wisdom and stature, and approval from God and man. He expounded on the verse by giving it an acronym of “SIPS”.<\/p>\n

Spiritual – having a belief and value system; acknowledging, recognizing and applying your values<\/p>\n

Intellectual – continuously learning and growing your knowledge, taking care of your mind<\/p>\n

Physical – living a healthful lifestyle, taking care of your body<\/p>\n

Social – having fellowship with others, recognizing community, taking care of all your relationships<\/p>\n

Several years later, I added two more categories: Creative and Emotional.\u00a0So, in Jumble<\/a> like fashion, I made a new acronym: SPICES. A few years ago, I discovered a similar concept from Zig Ziglar<\/a>‘s Circle of Life<\/a>\u00a0goal-oriented diagram, where he added Career and Financial. Unfortunately, I haven’t thought of a clever acronym for those last two categories.<\/p>\n

What’s the point to all this? Going back to my Legacy post<\/a> from a few days ago, these categories remind me what really matters in this life. It’s not about brand names or celebrities or trends, but about my life and what I choose to fulfill. It’s about asking myself [using all of the above categories], what kind of legacy am I leaving behind; what kind of contributions am I giving; what am I doing that matters; is my value system aligned in all of these things; how am I physically able to fulfill these goals…I could ask questions all night. But, not in tonight’s post.<\/p>\n

How about you? How are you doing with your life’s categories, your life’s goals?<\/p>\n

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