It’s fun to get a glimpse of how majestically simple life can be. These ten spiritual life lessons have, over the years, helped me embrace this simplicity:
1. We are all one. Caring for and honoring
others is caring for and honoring
ourselves.
2. Life’s most valuable lessons can be learned
from our pets — like unconditional love and
lack of ego. Observe them closely, and you will see
this is true. If they stumble and fall or if you ignore
their attempts to garner affection, they don’t walk
away all embarrassed or miffed. They just move to
the next thing in life.
3. Get in touch with yourself and listen to your inner
dialogue. The reasons we’re feeling a certain way
can be found inside ourselves, not in people or
things that surround us.
4. Learning to truly forgive ourselves and others will set us
free.
5. The value of friendship far outweighs material wealth.
6. To honestly listen with patience and interest to someone
else is one of our greatest and most appreciated skills.
7. Good health is a precious possession. Treat yourself
accordingly.
8. Letting go of expectations will allow us to receive life’s
greatest gifts. We can’t grab all the good if our hands
are all tied up in what good we think we should be
getting.
9. No one controls us; we are free to be and do all that is
possible. Don’t squander your talents.
10. Invite others to join your path to happiness by being
a joyous person we want to spend time with. A
negative attitude is mentally and physically exhausting
and is off-putting.
I’d love to hear your own set of lessons that have proved to keep your life moving forward in a simple and loving way.
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