Monday, February 25, 2013

"RULES" TO LIVE BY ~ FOREVER

1.)  EXPRESS YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY.
Each individual sees things through his own set of circumstances, and so has a unique expression to offer the world.  Creativity includes the arts but is not limited to that, nor is painting, composing, or writing in any way more significant than the creative measures taken to comfort someone in distress, to bring order to conflict or chaos, or to tell a child a story.
People are not taking advantage of the opportunity to enrich their souls if they believe they have no creative talent or believe some situation in life prohibits this expression.  Indeed, it is quite the opposite.  When one rises up against the odds, when we strive to release our creative consciousness, it carries great merit.

2.)  REALIZE THAT YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE.
You are a guest on this planet and, as such, are expected to leave it as you found it, or in better condition.  You are accountable for caring for the other life-forms that cannot speak for or help themselves.  You must become responsible for everything you say and do.  You must learn to honor and cherish life and try to help sustain it.  You are accountable for your body.  It is a gift borrowed from the elements that your consciousness helped form and gave life to.  To neglect it or to abuse it is to be irresponsible.  You are accountable for your sexual actions.  You are held responsible for guiding the souls of any children you conceived, for protecting their bodies and for setting positive emotional examples.  This rule goes hand in hand with creativity - you are held accountable for what you create and share with the world, for safeguarding others and not harming life.

3.)  BEFORE BIRTH YOU AGREED TO HELP OTHERS.
The human existence is not one meant to be spent as a solo traveler.  We are designed to support and care for one another.  Everything we do should be done with this thought in mind, "What is in the highest good for all life, everywhere?"  Service is the opposite of doing things for oneself, for the glory or for the economic income.  It means being aware that you are a part of a team, the team of human consciousness, and the fate of planet Earth rises or falls depending on the team activities.

4.) MATURE EMOTIONALLY.
We each express all the emotional feelings, including anger, frustration, depression, hopelessness, guilt, greed, sadness and worry, as well as joy, happiness, hope, peace and LOVE.  As you mature and gain insight into what it is to be human, the goal is to grow, to discipline and select your emotions.  The only way your Soul has to connect to to your brain awareness is through feeling.  If your back hurts, ask why.  What does it represent?  What can you learn?  Then take care of what needs to be done to physically correct your body but don't overlook the thought process and spiritual lessons.  There is also the place of honoring your emotions, especially joy and grief.  To suppress either of these can cause physical health challenges to emerge.  One of the most important emotions for the health of any individual and for the health of our planet is the use of laughter.  As a human you are given the awareness, the gift of humor and the ability to express it.  Through laughter and lightheartedness, the body can remain healthy and health challenges can be corrected.  Humor is a problem suppressor; it adds strength to relationships and brings joy to others.  The things we consider humorous and laugh at are to be analyzed closely.  The challenge is to avoid being destructive in any manner.  Humor is so important to your well being, do not close your eyes for the night's rest unless you have experienced some laughter or joy during the day.  If you haven't, get out of the bed and find something to be happy about.  But truthfulness is the key.  You can't seek the truth about who you are, why you are here and how you are doing unless you only speak the truth.  Always.

5.)  ENTERTAIN.
Yes, part of your Earthly task is to distract and redirect the focus of other people as well as yourself.  Entertaining is deliberate and is meant to cheer the weary, to soothe the frustrated, to comfort the diseased and to be an outlet for creative expression.  Entertaining yourself can aid in self-discipline and in maturing emotionally.  The challenge comes in partaking only in positive entertainment and not always remaining in the role of the one being entertained.  Entertainment can be an extremely strong influence, but it cannot be separated from accountability.