40 Rules of My Simple Life

Reading the book of the British writer, Richard Templar entitled 'The Rules of Life' (2006) inspired me to write my own rules - a very personal code  of my 40 years of living. This is not something to prescribe and preach to my readers but rather sharing my thoughts on how i survive and making (still on-going) my life better, happier and more fulfilling and rewarding. This is also a reminder for me to be more focused of what Im want in life, to monitor my personal progress and something to live up to. Hopefully, I will add one rule every year just to show that Im alive and survive another year. Accordingly I will be able to post a discussion for each rule how it applies to me or maybe to you as well. In summary, I personally encourage you to find out what behind the 'first letter' of each rule tells you after ticking-out the rest of the first letters from the 40 rules.

Rule 1: T-hank God for everything; Rule 2: H-ome is the beginning of everything; Rule 3: E-mbrace life with open heart and mind; Rule 4: R-ead, (w)rite, and recite (3Rs); Rule 5: U-se your potentials; Rule 6: L-ove your parents and grandparents; Rule 7: E-xplore and be adventorous; Rule 8: S-ing a song, have a beat to dance and cook a meal; Rule 9: O-bserve, learn and remember; Rule 10: F-riendship saves life;

Rule 11: M-otivation comes first, then commitment; Rule 12: Y-esterday is the past, today is now; Rule 13: S-uccess is temporal, savour it with gusto; Rule 14: I-mperfection always need a room for improvement; Rule 15: M-arriage is a choice not compulsory (not for everyone); Rule 16: P-ray and have time to listen to Him; Rule 17: L-ove your friends and neighbors; Rule 18: E-ducation is pricelss; Rule 19: L-earn to accept criticism and defeat; Rule 20: I-nnovation comes freom imitation;

Rule 21: F-ailure exists with success, Rule 22: E-njoy your work and have time to play; Rule 23: T-raveling makes life refreshing; Rule 24: H-obbies do not have rules; Rule 25: I-nitiate rather than wait; Rule 26: N-ever underestimate yourself; Rule 27: K-eep a healthy mind and body; Rule 28: P-raise and reward yourself; Rule 29: O-bey your conscience;

Rule 30: S-hare a smile; Rule 31: I-nvite a good conversation with strangers; Rule 32: T-ake a risk and feel the difference; Rule 33: I-gnorance leads to discovery; Rule 34: V-oice-out if you need help; Rule 35: E-verything has reasons; Rule 36: Y-outhful attitude brings life back to life; Rule 37: O-uch, it hurts; Rule 38: U-niversity (school) treats as our second home; Rule 39: N-ever give-up, move on; and Rule 40: G-od is in-charge, enjoy the ride.

Comments

[Anton]

Nice list you have there. I would like to share some:

1. 3 P's - Patience, Perserverence, and Prayer.
2. Forgive to move on.
3. Live to give.

Cya!