My 101 rules to live by.
We all seek happiness…
When we are busy living our live, we sometimes lose focus on the things that really matter. When that happens we can become stressed and wonder if this is all there is to life. These feelings can express them self through depression, anger, “not caring” anymore and many other ways.
Here is a list I wrote up to help you refocus on the things that I think matter in life. They are in random order, just the way they came to my mind, you decide which ones are important to you.
101 rules to live by
1. Be true to yourself by listening to your inner voice
2. Accept who you are
3. Accept where you are in life, it is where you need to be right now
4. Forgive yourself
5. Forgive yourself for mistakes you made, they are life’s lessons, learn from them and move on
6. Love yourself
7. Remember your teachers, they are from all walks of life and come in many forms
8. Be thankful for lessons learned
9. Appreciate your friends
10. Love your family
11. Be thankful for what you have
12. Be thankful for your live and your health, without it you have nothing
13. Take care of your body
14. It’s ok to make mistakes, this tells you, you are human
15. Don’t expect to be perfect, but do expect to do the very best you can
16. Give praise freely
17. Give thanks where thanks is due
18. Don’t sweat the small stuff
19. Be grateful for the little things
20. Take time to appreciate beauty
21. Have faith in the universe
22. Trust that good things will come to you
23. Accept help when offered
24. Accept guidance
25. Respect privacy
26. Respect your parents/ elders
27. Don’t let fear be your guide
28. Give your kids the freedom to make their own choices
29. Accept we are all different and unique
30. Be grateful for the basic things in life
31. Take a deep breath of fresh air and feel how alive you are
32. Watch the beauty of the sunset and sunrise
33. Be kind to animals
34. Look after your home, be proud of it and keep it clean
35. Learn to forgive
36. Forget a debt not paid
37. Give to charity
38. Do something good to someone else
39. Help a person in need
40. Give from the heart
41. Trust others
42. Have faith that all your desires will come to you in due time
43. Allow abundance in your live
44. Learn something new
45. Be grateful every day
46. Accept you do not always have the (right) answer
47. Enjoy the company of the people in your live
48. Support your colleagues
49. Spend time with your family
50. Celebrate a birthday
51. Take time for your friends
52. Get rid of clutter
53. Remove yourself from negative people
54. Be positive
55. Give thanks, every day
56. Enjoy doing nothing for a change
57. Turn of your electronics
58. Sit outside and listen to nature
59. Do something extra, just because you can
60. Be a positive example
61. Lead by doing and showing
62. Give choices
63. Trust your instinct
64. Remain open minded
65. Educate your self
66. Laugh!
67. Encourage your kids
68. Don’t wait till tomorrow to say “Thank you”
69. Grow some plants
70. Recycle what you can
71. Take care of our planet
72. Avoid waist
73. Share something
74. Believe in your dreams
75. Listen
76. Be kind to other people
77. Feel rich inside and the rest will follow
78. Live by your own rules
79. Enjoy the moment
80. Trust things will work out in the future
81. Leave the past in the past, it’s not where you are right now
82. Make a decision and live with the consequences
83. Money is just that “money”, don’t get hung up on getting rich
84. Make people matter
85. Listen!
86. What’s in it for them?
87. Surround yourself with positive people
88. Get involved
89. Be part of the solution
90. Be interested in other people’s lives
91. Teach someone a skill you have
92. Stay away from “drama”
93. Clean up after yourself
94. Know what really matters to you
95. Look to others for guidance
96. Do not fear, do not doubt yourself
97. It’s ok to quite
98. You are not a failure for having tried, you are a failure for not having tried
99. Sometimes things change, that’s live
100. Have a sense of humor
101. Have a dream (or two)
Do you have any rules you live by and want to add to this list? Leave your comment below, I love to hear them!
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