Jan
12
2010
Life Rules
I’ve been pondering about Life Rules…as in Rules for Life rather than some kind of cringe making affirmation type statement (because if it were an affirmation surely it would have at least one ! if not !! and an OK!!! after it like this…Life Rules!! OK!!…and anyway I don’t do affirmations…I only do moaning & groaning) Excuse me while I clear the clutter of unnecessary !!! from my blog [takes a moment]. I’m back.
So I thunked and thunked about some Life Rules or ‘Guiding Principles’ if we want to get all corporate about it. Not those dreary ‘eat well, sleep well, count your blessings, don’t go to bed on an argument, don’t consume entire bodyweight in Pimms No 1 etc etc’ type rules which just beg you break them. No, I mean some user friendly might actually live by them rules And these are my rules (for me, not for everyone…you can live by them too if you want but I might be a little afraid of you…):
1. Have a framework (like a routine but without the dreer) to banish chaos but don’t be ruled by it.
2. Ruthlessly cull stuff on a regular basis (excess clothes, tat, toys, piles of paper, toxic friends and other randoms who drain the life blood from you). Stuff is the enemy.
3. Have a passion and indulge it.
4. Remember that what goes around comes around.
5. Bad stuff might have happened in the past, but it’s over now. Let it go.
6. Talk less, listen more.
7. Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano.
8. Burgundy hair never looks good on anyone.
9. Do less, better.
10. I am the master of my fate…I am the captain of my soul…and if you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.
And those are The Rules. I reserve the right to change them of course, but that’ll do for now. So what are your Life Rules (OK!!)….what do you MEAN you don’t have any? Tush and fie.
“Bad stuff might have happened in the past, but it’s over now. Let it go.”
Ooh how much do I want to get this printed onto business cards and hand them out to my nearest and dearest at times! That’s one rule I definitely agree with!
Had to google the latin. Still didn’t understand it. I’m clearly fick. Ecce! In pictura est puella, nomine Cornelia. Cornelia est puella Romana. Any more than that and I’m stuffed!
Number 6 is something I need to practice.
Truly, truly stunning image there, by the way. Off to flickr to find and fav it.
nice. like the list.
can i get a translation on #7? i could make up my own but…
truly an amazing pic as well!
I think that another rule is to stick to a path. Constantly changing direction always leads you back to your starting point.
#6 is something i have always believed in and tried to stick with.
#7 —i need a translation here!!!!
Ooops yes a translation would have been helpful wouldn’t it!
“You should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body”
It’s normally quoted as ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’ which is a wild omission as it totally misses the point. It implies one is a natural consequence of the other. Not true! And since physical and mental health are surely the foundation for pretty much everything else in life it seems like a good thing to hope and pray for.
x
Your list made me smile, Judith. I think I need to work on mine.
xo
ah, thanks for the full quotation. Much better for those of us who possess a mens insana in corpore crappo.
Good list, like Liz I need to work on letting bad stuff go, consumes soo much energy for me
Stuff is the enemy! I must remember that!
I much prefer the user friendly rules to the begging to be broken ones. Love the list, has given me plenty to think about as I move into the phase of my life!
damn….I meant to write…’as I move into the NEXT phase of my life.’ stupid trigger finger clicking on submit comment button too fast.
Oh and I should totally talk less and listen more. I’ve known that for a long time now but can’t seem to master that one.
I went to the same Latin class as Eliza Claire… and I’m proud of my one Latin sentence!!! hee eheeeee..
C’mon Google with all us intelligent beings using you it’s time to add Latin to the translator!!!
Beautiful image !
Love that you included “Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano” which I’ve translated as striving to a healthy mind in a healthy body – works well with the context of the letter from which it comes …
I like this enough to print it and put on bulletin board . agree about burgundy hair – but only after trying it myself – gag
They’re pretty damn good rules, I say. xx