{"id":61290,"date":"2011-09-08T14:55:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T14:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/?p=61290"},"modified":"2011-09-08T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T20:00:58","slug":"the-rules-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholeliving\/2011\/09\/the-rules-of-life.html","title":{"rendered":"The Rules of Life&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_61292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61292\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/files\/2011\/09\/boots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61292\" title=\"boots\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/225\/2011\/09\/boots-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Practicing Cuteness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are the rules of your life? \u00a0Do you think there are any?<\/p>\n<p>My rules are to practice kindness, compassion, and respect for others and myself. \u00a0I could think up many &#8220;rules&#8221;, but I think the below list does a pretty good job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rules of Life<\/strong><strong> <em>(author unknown)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YOU WILL RECEIVE A BODY<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nYou may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period you\u2019re around.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YOU WILL LEARN LESSONS<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nYou are enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, ONLY LESSONS<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nGrowth is a process of trial and error, experimentation. The \u201cFailed\u201d experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately \u201cworks\u201d. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A LESSON IS REPEATED UNTIL LEARNED<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nA lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LEARNING LESSONS DOES NOT END<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nThere is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cTHERE\u201d IS NO BETTER THAN \u201cHERE\u201d <\/strong><strong><br \/>\nWhen your \u201cThere\u201d has become a \u201cHere\u201d, you will simply obtain another \u201cThere\u201d that will, again, look better than \u201cHere\u201d. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>OTHERS ARE MERELY MIRRORS OF YOU<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nYou cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHAT YOU MAKE OF YOUR LIFE IS UP TO YOU<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nYou have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YOUR ANSWERS LIE INSIDE YOU<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nThe answers to life\u2019s questions lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen and trust. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YOU WILL FORGET ALL THIS<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nUnless you consistently stay focused on the goals you have set for yourself, everything you\u2019ve just read won\u2019t mean a thing. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More related features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/2011\/08\/baby-pig-photo.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cute animal photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discoveries of a Wanderer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Inspiration Report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What are the rules of your life? \u00a0Do you think there are any? 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