Rules For Life
Find Balance In Life
Following are my current Rules For Life, over the years I have tried to write down guidelines or rules that I have found helpful in finding a balance in life. They are not absolute, but I find that when I focus on them each day it is easy to identify the good that is happening.
If you don’t Stand For Something,
You Will Fall For Anything
***Always Be On Time – It doesn’t take intelligence or skill or talent to be where you say your going to be when you say your going to be there. Anyone can do it and if something is important to you, you will be on time.
***Always Be Honest-How much is your integrity worth? What can you gain by being dishonest that you can truly enjoy? If your word is worth nothing than neither are you.
***Treat Others As They Want To Be Treated – Platinum Rule
***Never Let What Others Think, Stop You from Doing Anything. If you are outside of your comfort zone you are probably growing. And growth is preferable to the alternative.
***Enjoy The “Little Things” In life Everyday- at least once a day you have to enjoy something fully and completely, a meal, a conversation, holding a hand, the beauty around you.
***Always Strive for Balance In Life between Work, Play, Love, Spiritual, Mental, and Physical. Too much of anything is not good for your development as a human being.
***Accept People The Way They Are. Most times they are doing the best that they can.
***Avoid Gossip, it is the food of small minds
***Hate No one- it’s a waste of time and only weakens your character. If you send out hate you will receive hate back, if you send out thoughts of love you will receive love back.
*** Don’t Dwell On The Past, Move Forward. Carry the lessons of the past, but never dwell too long on the things you lost, or you will miss the opportunities today is providing. The only moment that really matters is now.
*** Never Take Work Related Things Personally. If you do you will find it impossible to function appropriately in the world.
*** Be Thankful for what you do have. You always have at least one thing to be thankful for. Being grateful is the key to connecting with the positive forces in the universe.
***. Avoid The Wrong Kind Of People- In my experience there are only two kinds of people, those who Make you better and those that make you worse. If the interactions with an individual result in doing things which are ultimately bad for you or make you unhappy, then you should avoid them. If your interactions with a person result in you doing things which are ultimately good for you and make you happy, then seek them out. No man is your friend, no man is your enemy, all men are your teachers.
*** Look For The Positive In Any Situation. Often times even the worse events in one’s life can lead to unforeseen good fortune that would never have happened if not for that unfortunate event.
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