The Rules Of Life

1. We will receive a body. If we should wear it out, we will have nowhere to live. We are expected to make alterations, improvements, and perform maintenance on a regular basis. How we feed and care for this body is paramount in how long we will operate at maximun efficiency.

2. We will be enrolled in school from the first day of birth. Everyday lessons will be taught. We will be given the opportunity to learn from the these lessons. Some lessons will be considered rediculous and irrelevant, and some will be enjoyed.

3. There are no mistakes, only "learning experiences." Growth is a process of trial and error plus experimentation.

4. A lesson is repeated over and over for days, weeks, months or years until it is learned. This lesson will be presented to us in various forms by a variety of situations until we always score an A+. Only then, can we go on to another lesson.

5. Learning never ends. There is no part of life that does not contain significant lessons. Everyday, every waking hour, we are confronted with thoughts, situations, and experiences from which we can learn.

6. "Over there" is never better than "right here.". Whenever "over there" becomes "right here" we will always find another "over there" which appears better than the current "right here". (Read this three times. There is a great lesson "right here.")

7. Other people's mannerisms, quirks, or personalities which we love or dislike are merely mirror images of what we love or dislike within ourselves.

8. What we make of life is up to us. We have been given all the tools and resources we need; what we do with them is up to us. The choice is your's.

9. A question, challenge, or situation is never presented to us unless we are prepared and ready to answer the question, accept the challenge, or handle the situation.

10. Seize the moment. Tomorrow's dreams can be realized only if we use our minutes now.
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