Friday, December 16, 2005

Twelve Principles for Spiritual Living

As promised, the twelve principles below are shared thoughts of how spirituality might play out in our lives:

1) Be satisfied with what You have--it is more bountiful than You think.

2) Be of one mind with an undefined number of parts--it is the key to Your
existence.

3) Be compassionate to one another--more understanding and less action is necessary.

4) Be open to Your inner wisdom--it is there to guide You in times of difficulty.

5) Be open to God--it is who You are.

6) Be more of a mind to give and less to receive--Your gratitude will be unbounded.

7) Be one with everyone and everything and You will find contentment.

8) Be without want or need and You will be free.

9) Be more in the moment for that is all You have.

10) Be more loving of who You are--there is no greater, or less, than You.

11) Be of love, because that is all You have to give.

12) Be more and do less.

Please forward these principles to anyone you feel might benefit or direct them to this site. These are thoughts expanded upon in the book, "Spirituality in the Workplace." It is available from the Innovations bookstore.

Comments:

Dear Dr. Guillory,
I am truly inclined to believing that I must incorporate these principles in every area of my life in order to enhance my level of spiritual living. I thank and commend you for sharing these principles as well as this site with the general public. However, I must admit that my primary purpose for corresponding is of a personal nature. I, like many others, am a survivor of Katrina. I first became aware of your existence, and your works, after reading an article in the Times Picayune as it relates to the evacuees in Utah. The article so moved me, that I wanted to learn more about your publishings.Conversely, I visited your website, and to my astoundment, my very core was shaken. You see, I was in the midst of having to make some serious life altering decisions, not unlike most of the survivors, which were causing me much unrest. When I read about the "Animal Kingdom" and the "Twelve Principles", it gave me a realization, or as I choose to say, a "spiritual awakening", that I am not powerless. God has granted me the power and ability to choose to accept the things in which I cannot change, change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference! Having had that epiphany after slowly and carefully reading the principles, has catapulted me into action - making decisions that are best for me and "My Soul", regardless of what others' opinions may be.

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Friday, December 16, 2005

Twelve Principles for Spiritual Living