Ten Rules for Being human!

I love this poem. I don't remember when I first found it...but I've read it often over the years and, every time, it speaks to me so magically, that it feels as if I'm reading it for the very first time.

I had a great sleep lastnight, going to bed at 8:30pm and waking this morning at 5:30am, feeling energized and eager for the day to begin! Love that feeling.

This morning I am loving the feeling of being inspired. There's lots of other feelings to embrace too with equal eagerness b/c they can teach me so much: Being humbled. Making mistakes and trying again. Doing well and celebrating that success too. Being hope-filled and eager. Disappointed and hurt.

This morning, I am feeling so inspired, knowing that all of these feelings offer a great opportunity for me to grow...and reach my potential.

These are some amazing rules (and reminders) for being human.

Mom, you could have come up with these. I can't remember if I've mentioned these before but, they're on my mind this morning at 5:30am as I wake up for the day...so here they are.

Love you,
Can't wait to see you!
love Crystal

Ten Rules for Being Human

by Cherie Carter-Scott

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period.
2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."
4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.
5. Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.
6. "There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."
7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
8. 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. The choice is yours.
9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.
10. You will forget all this.