12 Rules for Life
A few, quick reminders via Jordan Peterson:
- Stand up straight with your shoulders back
- Treat yourself like you are someone you are responsible for helping
- Make friends with people who want the best for you
- Compare yourself with who you were yesterday, not with who someone else is today
- Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them
- Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world
- Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)
- Tell the truth — or, at least, don't lie
- Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't
- Be precise in your speech
- Do not bother children when they are skate-boarding
- Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street
A good reminder via a friend last night!
Let's meditate on these things, especially in these really hard times. #11 makes me laugh quite a bit, especially since I have a few skateboarders in my house!
+1 to this!
i wrote a post 8 years ago after leaving one of those types: https://john.do/toxic/
Great rules.
The one I like the most is (4) "Compare yourself with who you were yesterday, not with who someone else is today".
omg... this one i could meditate on all day!
4 and 7 are the strongest to me. I try to work on it every single day.
ooph. yes!
that's very interesting!
:)
It's hard to find people who are self-less to do this. Only family stays and supports in the end.
i'm not quite 40, but, i've found some folks that aren't family that seem to stick around. :)
That's great. I guess, we find them with time.
be intentional. everyone you meet... treat them as possible best friends.