XXIII. All the Rules
so Far (second half)
And so we continue. Have you communicated with me yet? You
never know, you might actually influence where this blog goes. Go ahead. Give
it a try. Even if you’re not sure where it will lead you. (Look up Rule # 177).
Rule # 71: It’s okay for friends to look askance at one
another when the situation warrants it.
Rule # 72: Inner peace comes to those who harbor no residual
resentment, bitterness, dismay or grudges.
Rule # 73: Self-awareness brings us a greater degree of
freedom than we had when we were unconscious or ignorant.
Rule # 74: When we’re aware that we have a certain weakness,
at least we can do our best to compensate for it.
Rule # 75: Don’t ever tell anyone that you “feel their
pain.” That’s stupid and patronizing. No one can feel the pain except for the
person who’s experiencing the pain.
Rule # 86: We all have our good points.
Rule # 88: When we’re in a Good
Place, others benefit from it.
Rule # 89: Once we’re aware that we have Good Places as well as Bad Places we are better able to
negotiate our way between the two. See
Rule # 73.
Rule # 90: Gratitude opens the bridge back to the Good Place.
Rule # 94: With practice, we can learn to build bridges
which take us to our Good Places.
Rule # 95:
Sometimes there are people in our lives who help us build bridges to our Good Places. It’s a good idea to stay in
touch with them.
Rule # 96: Faith helps build bridges.
Rule # 97: Often bridges appear at just the right time, but
not before, and sometimes we can’t see what’s on the other side of the bridge.
This is OK. Get used to it.
Rule # 98: The Bad
Place can reach out with its tentacles and pull us right out of our Good Place.
Rule # 103: It’s okay to get made at God once in a while;
he’s God: he can take it. But don’t overdo it.
Rule # 110: Envy gives no pleasure.
Rule #111: It would be a better world if we all gave away
our kittens when someone else wanted or needed them.
Rule # 114: When people are challenged more than they are
ready for, sometimes they have to walk away.
Rule # 115: Waiting in silence is often a good thing to do
when others are in distress.
Rule # 123: People who pray often have experiences which
serve to deepen their faith. Try it and find out for yourself.
Rule # 124: When we ask for help, it often comes in the most
unexpected ways, thank God.
Rule # 125: Sometimes God chooses not to use us to
help somebody. We have to surrender that and not go on trying to fix things on
our own. He’ll decide who’s going to help. After all, we can’t all be
going about trying to save the world. Jesus did that; all we can do is help in
our little ways when and if he wants us to.
Rule # 133: Sometimes we decide not to cross a particular
bridge but the bridge just stays there, waiting until the day we change our
minds. Not all bridges do this, however, so be careful.
Rule # 134: Sometimes we don’t cross the bridges what would
lead us to a New Way of Living. When that happens, we lose out on something,
and we’ll never know what is we lost.
Rule # 135: We often are the authors of our own misery.
Rule # 136: Evil seeks the destruction of innocent victims.
It that’s true, then we also have to ask: Who or what is it that can destroy
evil? The answer to this is very important.
Rule # 140: The stuff that matters the most is the stuff
that you can’t count.
Rule # 147: We can only learn what we’re ready to learn; we
can only understand what we’re ready to understand. If you don’t understand
this, you’re not ready. Just relax.
Rule # 177: If you don’t step out into the unknown at times,
you can never accomplish anything spectacular.
Rule # 200: Evil sometimes works through people. Even good
people.
Rule # 201: Sometimes, the doers of evil are victims
themselves.
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