Ten Rules to Live By



Popee and Phoenix ages 6 and 1



 “Balance” has held many meaning for me over the course of my transition however in my opinion the journey to becoming a balanced individual requires exploring five key areas in my life. 

1. Emotional; friends, family, pets
2. Financial; work or business
3. Mental; school, studies, research
4. Physical; health, fitness, yoga, sport
5. Spiritual; faith, worship, serenity

wow lil doggie

My goal is to give an equal amount of attention to the 5 elements with the outlook that my life will be joyful, fulfilled, secure and peaceful.  The challenge has been in knowing if things are as they should be. Then I read about polarity which means that everything has an opposite.  So I took each of the five areas of life and applied the principles of polarity which looks like this.

                                           Five areas of life in polarity:

1. detached/ selfish anal            EMOTION       love/family/heart
2. struggle/confused/lost           SPIRITUAL       faith/ belief/ guidance
3. sloth/ abuse/ neglect              PHYSICAL       health/ fitness/ self respect
4. petty/vulnerable/ broke         FINANCIAL      career/ investment/ money
5. dependency/ ego/ vulgarity  MENTAL           self awareness/ personal growth and acceptance

I used the above model to frame what I believe my life should look like when I
am in balance.

1. Emotionally:
        I will have a harmonious relationship with myself and others
2. Spiritually:
        I will have peace and contentment and will be able to live in the
        now.
3. Physically:
        I will have a healthy life style and a healthy body.
4. Financially: I will prioritize my time and
        spending.
5. Mentally:
        I will have no doubt, accept myself, and see my own greatness.

clear blue sky, swaying palms and cool sea breeze; heaven on earth

I struggled to live a life style that would give me the balance I was seeking for quite awhile and it seemed as though I was chasing my tail; two steps forward and one step back.   I simply did not know how to view my place in world. Then I found 10 principles to live by, applied them to my daily life and the results were almost immediate.   I have never felt more at peace, and stable then I do presently.

Principles to live by:

·        Be in tune and aware of our inner voices

·        Transcend cultural differences and become a world citizen

·        Discover your calling in life, find the right career and soul mate

·        See life as being precious, take pleasure in living and see the good in life’s little   challenges.

·        Accept that people are different and understand that the seed of greatness is within everyone.

·        Satisfy the basic needs in life, take care of the basics such as food, shelter, security and self esteem

·        Appreciate life’s little gifts, stop and smell the roses

·        Self control, use it and give all areas of life the attention it requires.

·        Face up to the serious matters in life, don’t sweat the small stuff and give the truly important issues the attention it deserves.

·        Make good choices, and if it turns out wrong try again.

As a Fat man in paradise I believe the real lesson in life I have learned is; nothing stays the same.   The choices I make create self fulfillment.  I believe choosing to following these 10 principles to live by, is the single most important step I took towards self actualization and has resulted in many opportunities, guiding messages, peace and harmony.  Try it you may like it.

Go have some fun,

Geo

I have been told this looks like me