{"id":352,"date":"2017-11-17T16:04:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T16:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/?p=352"},"modified":"2018-06-08T20:10:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T20:10:13","slug":"solid-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/17\/solid-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Made of &#8220;Solid Gold&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These days we frequently hear advertisements luring us to sell the \u201cold gold\u201d we having lying around the house. However, how do we know if it\u2019s real? If it\u2019s pure through and through?\u00a0That got me to thinking about congruence within ourselves. Are we pure gold through and through?<\/p>\n<h3>What Does It Mean To Be &#8220;Solid Gold&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p>It has to do with values. Not WHAT you value, but what DO you value. By this I mean living and behaving according to our values. We all know and admire folks like this. They do what they say and they believe what they do.<\/p>\n<p>In counseling others, I encourage clients to think about this. Are you living and behaving according to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/30\/what-fills-you-up\/\">values<\/a>? When you do, peace will be yours and so will respect. It\u2019s a challenge to really sit back and take our own inventory. It can be much easier to take the inventory of others, however then change doesn\u2019t really occur.<\/p>\n<p>Counseling is a way to gently guide you to your true golden self.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about counseling visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/counseling-services\/individual-counseling\">https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/counseling-services\/individual-counseling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days we frequently hear advertisements luring us to sell the \u201cold gold\u201d we having lying around the house. 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