This week I have been able to learn a lot about several different topics. One re-occuring topic that kept coming up this week is that money and materialistic things are of little value and that your core values, morels, the relationship with your loved ones are of most value. One example of this is when a business owner lost everything. He felt that he truly had lost his identity, which is something that I can relate to on several different occasions. One of those occasions is when I got out of high school and I went and served a two year mission in Hungary, Budapest. Throughout high school I was known for being the star athlete in basketball and football. Well, in Hungary, none of that mattered. I felt like I went through an identity crises and I needed to re-find myself. It is not a simple thing to do. The second time was when I re-found myself in Hungary, but then had to drop everything and come back home to a whole different world. After not playing sports anymore, and not being classified as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I felt that I went through another identity crises. So this is something that I can relate to very well and on a personal level. I think the best way around it, from what I have learned this week, it to first lay a great foundation for who you are on your core values that you choose. For me, the core values that I have built everything on has been centered on the gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ. One of main core values being charity and love. I feel that no matter if I lose everything, I can still be charitable and show love. So, this will keep me grounded and will also give me strength in the low times as well as in the high times. The quicker I can do this, the more happier I will be and the more peace I will find in life.

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