I used to have a list of almost a dozen values that I thought were great, but weren't truly meaningful to me. I didn't fully live into them and there were too m

I used to have a list of almost a dozen values that I thought were great, but weren't truly meaningful to me. I didn't fully live into them and there were too many to do that practically anyway. At some point I came across this exercise for getting to core values which involves figuring out your "origin story". The idea is that you don't choose your values but that you recognize them. It involves reflecting back on some of your earliest, most salient memories, especially as a child. What can you learn from those memories and how have they shaped who you are today? For me I looked back and remembered some core memories that reminded me that I've always wanted to be a helper. Somewhere along the way I became jaded and lost touch with it. Today I hold just two values as primary: Connection and Compassion. I see my purpose as to live into these as fully as I can. (I don't remember where I found the exercise but if you search "origin story values exercise" you'll find a few variations)