Zen

As many of you might have noticed, this last week I've seemed to have a more positive tone. I think it's because I am past the "angry stage" and about to start over with my life, and SO looking forward to it. The anger I felt was overwhelming and scary. I saw it coming, poked it, and didn't want to pass through it... but in order to get past it and on to the good stuff, I had to experience it. It sucked and then I cried and it was over. On to bigger and better things!

This last week has also been a lot of fun because three of my "online friends" have now become "in real life" friends!

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Today I went to lunch with Shane and we laughed and had an overall good time (hence the picture on the statue). It's always nice to be around someone with a positive attitude who can infuse a dose of zen into your life. I find that hearing other people's perspective on life is something I really enjoy.

A couple months ago, Shane posted this list. I'm sharing it with you because it's so awesome.

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Ten Rules for Being Human
by Cherie Carter-Scott

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s yours to keep for the entire period.

2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, “life.”

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The “failed” experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately “work.”

4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.

5. Learning lessons does not end. There’s no part of life that doesn’t contain its lessons. If you’re alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.

6. “There” is no better a place than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here”, you will simply obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.”

7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life’s questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

10. You will forget all this.