I’m pretty list-obsessive (as the little wolf will confirm). Here is a list of guidelines for life that I made a while ago while surrounded by dogs, (I am posting it now because I could use reminders like this…well… every day, actually):
The Way
+Keep magic close, all around you.
+Avoid controllers and attention seekers (or teach them the way).
+Do not fall for tropes.
+Expose yourself to the disturbing, seek its beauty.
+There is no reason to lie or withhold truth.
+Need nothing, be self-sufficient.
+Fear no one, let no one fear you.
+Beware complication- seek the old ways.
+Know the goings on of the world.
+Know when to hold your tongue and when to speak.
+Do not compare yourself to others.
+Do not hate yourself for not being some version of yourself you think you could/should be.
+Neither let anger control you nor seek to control your anger- work with it.
+Rejoice when you would complain.
+Remember- the universe is not your instrument, rather, you are one of a trillion of its faces, created so that it may experience a different aspect of itself, through the filter of you and in the eyes of others, and in this way, you are an instrument of the universe. Use your will to do right by the universe, that is yourself, that is everyone and everything.
+Expect nothing from anyone.
+Expect nothing.
+Never propose to know what is the best for someone else.
+Never propose to know the story or lot of another.
+Seek ascension, not perfection. Dig deep to ascend high. Understand your own history and with that information, learn your own way and live it every moment for the betterment of yourself and others.
