The Daily Love

Today's whole The Daily Love email is super inspiring. I thought I'd share it here. You can always click over to their website by clicking on the name. I definitely recommend subscribing to his daily email. I hope some of these words resonate with you as they have with me. The words in here always find me at just the right time.

All the love,
Kristin

Top Ten Rules for Being Human 

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 are 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 judgment - 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.

- Cherie Carter-Scott. Scott is an author, life coach, and motivational speaker offers consulting and coaching on all aspects of change management.


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As things have begun to expand with TDL, one thing that I have been SUPER present to is the idea that we truly ask for what we believe we deserve. Many of us (myself included) have gotten really good on just getting by. But we don't know too much about thriving - about what it would take to live life at the highest level of ourselves.

When we live life at this level, we become more of who we really are and then we have more to give away to those we love and to the world.

We've gotten so good on getting by with the least amount of sleep, or happiness, or energy, or fulfillment, or joy or connection that we have forgotten what it truly means to THRIVE. And more often then not, if someone we know is attempting to THRIVE, we will tend to keep them down, or tell them they are full of themselves, selfish or egotistical because they are trying to improve themselves and THRIVE.

It's true that we rise to the level of our tribe. Or, we tend to become as successful as the people we spend the most amount of time with. I believe raising our standards from survival to THRIVING is something that we MUST do, especially if we want to live our dream life.

How much sleep do you actually need? How much time to yourself to you need? How much exercise? What kind of food fuels you for success? What skills do you need to learn? What mentors do you need? Oh, and here's a BIG one... WHERE do you need to live to make your dreams come true? Proximity is power!

And the environment we spend our time in will determine how we turn out. If you want to be a successful actor, it's probably not going to happen in Kansas. Just like being a successful farmer won't happen in Downtown, L.A. Whatever your passion is, WHERE are the people that are already doing that? Do you have the COURAGE to PUT YOURSELF in that environment?

Here's another BIG one for thriving. Who do you have to begin saying NO to? We feel bad for saying no.

I just had a dream come true and signed a book deal with Hay House (very excited!). And I am moving (very excited). And I'm going to Europe for two weeks at the end of July to film a web series (very excited). All these things mean I have to up my NO game.

But remember, the bigger the NO, the bigger the YES. Don't feel bad saying no to certain things or people so that you can say YES to your dreams!

Can you give yourself permission to thrive? What is it you need to THRIVE and not just survive? Think about it and get busy making this life come true for you. Your dreams are counting on it!

Leave a comment and let me know!

Love,

Mastin