019: 10 Rules for Being Human

Spiritual Awakening - Expanding Times Fireside Chats

This latest podcast in our Fireside Chat series focuses on the 10 Rules for Being Human by Dr Cherie Carter-Scott, from “If Life is a Game, these are the Rules."

Sometimes one or other of us comes across a story, an article, metaphor or a quote that provokes an insight or two and these 10 Rules for Being Human were no exception. As usual we take a great skeleton and expand upon it, adding our own unique spin and perspectives.

Please don't just read these 10 headlines since we go into SO MUCH MORE detail, giving tips and tools to help you accept your humanness, your physicality and its resulting limitations, supporting your expanding spiritual experience in a physical body! When you were born, you didn’t come with an owner’s manual so hopefully these guidelines may help Life work better and run more smoothly!

Below are the 10 Rules for being Human, but do make sure you LISTEN NOW as we begin with a wonderful meditation to soothe, calm and relax!

The Ten Rules for Being Human by Cherie Carter-Scott

Rule #1: You Will Receive a Body Make peace with your body — Accept its imperfections and respect what your body needs to run its optimum performance.

Rule #2: You Will Be Presented With Lessons As you travel through life, you will encounter lessons unique to you. Be open to those lessons and choose actions that align with your true path.

Rule #3: There Are No Mistakes, Only Lessons View mistakes as opportunities to learn. Be compassionate, learn to forgive, live your life ethically and keep a sense of humor.

Rule #4: A Lesson is Repeated Until Learned Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns in your life? Learn to recognize the patterns and the lessons they offer.

Rule #5: The Learning Does Not End If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned. Embrace your role as a perpetual student of life.

Rule #6: “There “ is No Better Than “Here” Live in the Present. Dance the fine line between living in the here and now while holding in your heart your fondest dreams and aspirations for the future.

Rule #7: Others Are Only Mirrors of You You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself.

Rule #8: What You Make of Your Life is Up to You Every person creates his or her own reality. Imagine yourself at 90 years old, looking back at your life. What do you want to see?

Rule #9: Your Answers Lie Inside of You All you need to do is to look inside, listen and trust yourself.

Rule #10: You Will Forget All of This at Birth Somewhere along your journey from the spiritual world to the physical one, you simply forgot These Rules!

The 10 Rules for Being Human are not like religious 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, for wisdom is the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limitations other than those you impose opon yourself.

Do tell us what you think of these 'rules'... bearing in mind that neither Karen nor I hold the word in too high a regard! How about 'maxim' or 'guidelines'? Like that better?

Anyway, why not leave us a comment on our website and share your thoughts on being human! Sometimes it's pretty challenging, don't you think?

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