3. Let go. When you resist the way life is, you get upset and lose your ability to see what needs to be done. You destroy love and make your situation worse. To restore both your effectiveness and your peace of mind, let go of your demands for how life should be and flow with the way life is. Be willing to feel all the hurt that your circumstances reactivate. Then take whatever action you need to have your life be great.

4. Express your love. To have love, open your heart and give love. Accept and appreciate people just the way they are. Be like a child. See the love and beauty in everyone. As you express your love for people, people automatically become more loving toward you.

5. Accept full responsibility for your life. When you see your 100 % responsibility for what happens in your life, you get your power back. Others may also be responsible, but when you blame others, you give them your power. You become a victim and unable to take action. Accepting responsibility allows you to take charge of your life.

6. Forgive yourself. At the moment you did whatever you did, you saw life in a very particular way. If you were wiser and more aware, you would have acted differently, but you weren't. You only knew what you knew. So forgive yourself for not being wiser and more aware. Forgive yourself for acting consistent with your limited ability. Know that you did the very best you could with where you were at the time.

7. Handle what doesn't work. When an aspect of your life doesn't work, you get upset and close down. You lose your aliveness and peace of mind. Unworkability exists because you tolerate it. List all the items in your life that don't work and handle each one as fast as you can. Clean up your environment, your relationships, your health and your finances. Handle every aspect of your life that doesn't work.

8. Let go of resentment. Forgiveness is not for the other person, it's for you. When you resent, a part of you closes down inside. You become bitter and lose your ability to love. Resentments are a subconscious tool that we use to avoid hurt. Once you are willing to feel your hurt, the need to resent disappears. You can then forgive. Forgive the person for not being wiser and more aware. Forgive the person for acting consistent with his or her limited ability.

9. Don't overspend. Upsets about money seem to be due to a lack of income, but this is seldom the case. Most people in the world would love to have your level of income. Upsets about money are almost always due to overspending. When spending exceeds your income, you can expect to get upset. To create a life of prosperity, make sure you spend less than you make and appreciate what you have.

10. Find a dream to go for. When you have a dream to go for, life becomes an exciting adventure. You have direction and a reason for living. You add spice to your life. If you don't have a dream to go for, get one as fast as you can. Find your dreams and go full speed to make them come true.

11. Serve. Have your life be about more than you. When you put focus on yourself, upsets and problems grow. When you focus on serving others, upsets and problems dissolve. Find something more important than you and throw yourself into it. Have your life be about contributing.

12. Experience your spirituality. Love is your life force. When you experience love, you connect with God. You create a positive energy and great things happen around you. Find what allows you experience God and make this connection often. Pray and trust your intuition. Give your life to God and learn to love.

The Ground Rules For Living are taken from the book, Miracles Are Guaranteed, and the Mastery Of Life Audio Course. For other related materials, visit our Bookstore.

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