My parents weren’t exactly intentional about what to instill in me and I was never really exposed to religion or any other set of guiding principles that would help me navigate my life ahead.
As a result, I’ve had to acquire my own set of principles through personal lessons learned. I call these my “House Rules,” which I build upon as I go:
actions have consequences
inaction has consequences
your mind has to be stronger than your emotions
you are what you do
what you think about you become
the process is the reward
becoming is better than being
lying is hurtful, not helpful
sometimes you fall
no one is coming
if not you, then who?
anything worth doing in life requires consistency
the health of your relationship with someone else is determined by how toxic your own relationship with yourself is
trust is a verb
thoughts = currency of the brain, feelings = currency of the body
no one is entitled to tomorrow
you can get used to anything (for good or for bad)
think, feel, label the emotion, breathe, then act
own your integrity
don’t do what is easy, do what is right
relationships work if you work on them
deep down you always know
trust your inner voice
the worst person you can lie to is yourself
create good memories and stories
what are you unwilling to feel?
are you becoming the person you want to be?
are you proud of yourself?
choose love
don’t feed your painful body
doing > talking (“productivity is wealth”)
the universe notices
motion does not equal action
live deliberately
do you know what day it is?
it’s good to take long walks to nowhere
progress isn’t binary, returns come from compound interest
you become what you think about
you don’t discover your life, you create it
happy to expand on any of these, just give me a shout.
xx