the rules for being human

i got this list in a class i took many years ago. to this day i post it where i can see it.

1. you will receive a body.
you may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around.

2. you will learn lessons.
you are enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. you may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.

3. there are no mistakes, only lessons.
growth is a process of trial and error: experimentation. the "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately "works".

4. a lesson is repeated until learned.
a lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. when you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson.

5. learning lessons does not end.
there is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. if you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

6. "there" is no better than "here."
when you're "there" has become a "here" you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."

7. others are merely mirrors of you.
you cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects 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 inside you.
the answers to life's questions lie inside you. all you need to do is look, listen and trust.

10. you will forget this

11. you can remember it whenever you want.

wishing you all amazingly wonderful human beings a delightful weekend.

hugs and smiles~ jill

the choosing of my blog name

i believe that we are all trying to find our way on this journey through life. so that is why i chose this name "finding my way". i hope while on my way i do it with grace, meet some wonderful people, deal with my struggles, but most of all have fun.
i hope you all enjoy and have a meaningful journey in finding your way.
smiles~