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Things From Birth You Can & Cannot Change!!
DIR By: Hummingbird
Date: August 25, 2012, 6:53 am
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Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate
it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's
inside.
Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a
constant learning experience, which every day provides
opportunities for you to learn more. These lessons specific to
you, and learning them 'is the key to discovering and fulfilling
the meaning and relevance of your own life'.
Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons. Your
development towards wisdom is a process of experimentation,
trial and error, so it's inevitable things will not always go to
plan or turn out how you'd want. Compassion is the remedy for
harsh judgement - of ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not
only divine - it's also 'the act of erasing an emotional debt'.
Behaving ethically, with integrity, and with humour - especially
the ability to laugh at yourself and your own mishaps - are
central to the perspective that 'mistakes' are simply lessons we
must learn.
Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned. Lessons repeat
until learned. What manifest as problems and challenges,
irritations and frustrations are more lessons - they will repeat
until you see them as such and learn from them. Your own
awareness and your ability to change are requisites of executing
this rule. Also fundamental is the acceptance that you are not a
victim of fate or circumstance - 'causality' must be
acknowledged; that is to say: things happen to you because of
how you are and what you do. To blame anyone or anything else
for your misfortunes is an escape and a denial; you yourself are
responsible for you, and what happens to you. Patience is
required - change doesn't happen overnight, so give change time
to happen.
Rule Five - Learning does not end. While you are alive there are
always lessons to be learned. Surrender to the 'rhythm of life',
don't struggle against it. Commit to the process of constant
learning and change - be humble enough to always acknowledge
your own weaknesses, and be flexible enough to adapt from what
you may be accustomed to, because rigidity will deny you the
freedom of new possibilities.
Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here". The other side of
the hill may be greener than your own, but being there is not
the key to endless happiness. Be grateful for and enjoy what you
have, and where you are on your journey. Appreciate the
abundance of what's good in your life, rather than measure and
amass things that do not actually lead to happiness. Living in
the present helps you attain peace.
Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you. You love or hate
something about another person according to what love or hate
about yourself. Be tolerant; accept others as they are, and
strive for clarity of self-awareness; strive to truly understand
and have an objective perception of your own self, your thoughts
and feelings. Negative experiences are opportunities to heal the
wounds that you carry. Support others, and by doing so you
support yourself. Where you are unable to support others it is a
sign that you are not adequately attending to your own needs.
Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you. You have
all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is
up to you. Take responsibility for yourself. Learn to let go
when you cannot change things. Don't get angry about things -
bitter memories clutter your mind. Courage resides in all of us
- use it when you need to do what's right for you. We all
possess a strong natural power and adventurous spirit, which you
should draw on to embrace what lies ahead.
Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you. Trust your instincts
and your innermost feelings, whether you hear them as a little
voice or a flash of inspiration. Listen to feelings as well as
sounds. Look, listen, and trust. Draw on your natural
inspiration.
Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth. We are all born
with all of these capabilities - our early experiences lead us
into a physical world, away from our spiritual selves, so that
we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence.
The ten Rules are not commandments, they are universal truths
that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them.
Have faith in the strength of your spirit. Aspire to be wise -
wisdom the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits
other than those you impose on yourself.
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