Recently I ran across the \u201c7 Cardinal Rules for Life\u201d by Stephen Covey. I thought I\u2019d share them in today\u2019s post. There seems to be some wisdom in them for those of us who are learning to live well in spite of having a mental health challenge. Of course, the seven \u201crules for life\u201d are applicable to everyone whether or not they have a mental health diagnosis. These cardinal rules deal with emotional issues (not brain chemistry issues) and choices that can be made for better emotional health.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no doubt that if you or I are not stabilized that makes a list such as these 7 cardinal rules most difficult if not impossible. For instance, if someone were in severe depression working on any of these 7 rules for life would be most difficult. However, it does not mean that one couldn\u2019t do the best they can do even in the state of depression. Here they are. My comments are in italics.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Stephan Covey\u2019s Seven Cardinal Rules of Life: <\/strong><\/p>\n #1. \u00a0Make peace with your past so it does not spoil your present. Your past does not define your future \u2013 you actions and beliefs do.<\/strong><\/p>\n #2. \u00a0What others think of you is none of your business. It is how much you value yourself and how important you think you are. <\/strong><\/p>\n #3. \u00a0Time heals almost everything give time, time. Pain will be less hurting. Scars make us who we are; they explain our life and who we are, they challenge us and force us to be strong.<\/strong><\/p>\n #4. \u00a0No one is the reason for your own happiness, except you yourself. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. <\/strong><\/p>\n #5. \u00a0Don\u2019t compare your life with others\u2019 you have no idea what their journey is about. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else\u2019s, we would grab ours back as fast as we could.<\/strong><\/p>\n #6. \u00a0Stop thinking too much it\u2019s all right not to know all the answers. Sometimes there is no answer; not going to be any answer, never has been an answer. That\u2019s the answer! Just accept it, move on. Next! <\/strong><\/p>\n #7. Sometimes talk-therapy can cause you and me to over think everything. Sometimes you just have to stop thinking about some things and move on. <\/strong><\/p>\n Well, tell me what you think of these \u201c7 Cardinal Rules for Life\u201d. You don\u2019t have to agree with all seven of them to glean some insights for living well. Which one or ones \u201cspeak to you\u201d or give you insight? Certainly more could be added- what would you add?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recently I ran across the \u201c7 Cardinal Rules for Life\u201d by Stephen Covey. I thought I\u2019d share them in today\u2019s post. There seems to be…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hope-and-encouragement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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