Sunday 7 August 2016

5 Spiritual Rules to Live By

                5 Spiritual Rules to Live By


I am not big on rules, redes, laws or commandments. I don't like them because they are too rigid and one size doesn't fit all.
That said we are born craving structure and structure is dictated to us from a young age. It feels familiar and safe, even when it isn't. Here are my rules.

1 Keep Breathing


It sounds obvious, but you would be surprised how many folks hold their breath, breath shallow and forget this. Keep breathing in good times and bad. It helps heal and clarify. It helps reduce your reaction and change it into action. Breathing deeply from the belly is so simple but it can change your whole day. In three deep breaths your vision can become clearer, you slow you heart rate and begin to lower stress hormones in the blood. In 10 deep breaths you have really changed your whole bodies chemistry for the better.





2 Watch your Thoughts and Words

Is that really "the voice" of reason, or practicality in your mind? Is that cringing niggle an echo of someone else's words? Is that worry, anxiety or rage a fear you have, or was it given to you? Did you collect it like a childhood nick-name or scar? Is it your 4th grade teacher telling you are stupid? Is it your parent, grandma, or siblings words cutting into your happiness?
Take a moment to watch the tone of your inner voice. Take it back to a positive time or place in your mind.
In that vein be careful with the words you place on others. Even if you do not say them to their face. If you are stewing about the negativity of others you are being toxic. Worst you are being toxic to yourself and people you love the most.



3 Respect and Reverence

Grant being-ness to to everyone and everything around you. If you are a hard-core vegan, I respect you. Someone who is a hunter, I respect that too. I grant being-ness the ground beneath my feet, the water I drink and in so doing I realise how connected we all are. When I approach the world with being-ness I am more able to empathise and to forgive, especially when I gift being-ness, reverence and respect to myself. I don't have to like or love everyone. I don't have to agree with their beliefs or politics. Some people are truly stupid, annoying and awful. Yet they are, and therefore I accept their being. I see their light even if they do not use it, or throw it away. In this you have to accept your full self. Exactly how you are. Accept yourself with respect and reverence. Give yourself forgiveness and healing. Give yourself time and attention.



4 Stand Up for Those Who Can't


Go to the protest, the rally, the sit-in. Send email, sign petitions, do charity drives. Volunteer. Join a group. Make a group. Meditate together. Dance together. Sing together. Plant the trees. Rescue those you can. Open your home. Open a shelter. Collect litter. Re-cycle. Plant a garden. 
You don't have to attack or hate someone to help out. You don't have to boil with anger to protest. 

Be the change you want to see in the world. 

No-one can do it for you. You must do it yourself.You can do it from a place of kindness.
From a place of love.


5 Honour what is Different, Love what Connects


We are all unique and beautiful. We do not need to be the same to be lovable, acceptable or good. You don't have to be "colour-blind" not to be racist, in fact you make it worse by not acknowledging the in equality inherent in the systems. Instead embrace the rainbow colour. Embrace the spectrum of gender, sexuality, ethnicity and a thousand other spectrum's we as humans fall on. 
The thirst for real connection drives all kinds of unhealthy desires from sexual aggression and toxic relationships to kinds of addiction. 
This human desire for connection can make us crazy sometimes. We want a connect and it doesn't happen the way we want it to we get angry and hurt. 
Instead of searching for relationships, search for good, honest energy connections. If we focused on that we would all be a lot happier and healthier. 


There are a lot of rules out there. Some obvious, some obtuse. Some about magick, some religious. 
I am of the opinion that these rules would help everyone. I allow there to be space for them to be wrong too. 

Peace, Joy and Bright Blessings xxx

1 comment:

  1. Blessed Be Lucy, We Give You Much Love, HEART to HEART Healing Love & Prayers, Many Blessings, ((((((((((((Many Long Tight Loving Healing Warm Continuous Bear & Dragon Hugs)))))))))))) & Many Long Loving Heart Felt Healing Kissessssssssssssssssssssssss for You & Your Family

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