Rules can be useful (and life-saving!)
when they protect our safety.
Traffic lights, for instance, are important to obey.
Most other rules, however, are useful to ponder, question, and often break.
Anyone you admire has probably broken many rules to change the world for the better.
Amelia Earhart soared after men told her she could not.
Martin Luther King organized nonviolent protests that inspired global change.
Joan of Arc (in her teens!)
led an army to victory to defend her truth.
Sometimes the rules aren’t so obvious.
Sometimes the rules are just assumptions about the way life has to be.
Rule breakers and trail blazers aren’t limited to the heroes we read about in history books.
Earth shakers are all around us.
Occasionally she brings me along for the ride and I am energized and inspired by her presence.
(Working beside me daily takes some major rule breaking skills!)
Maybe it’s a mother who believed in your artistic dream before you did.
A friend who encouraged you to leave the boyfriend who was perfect on paper, but not for you.
A sister who started practicing yoga and inspired you to take better care of your health.
Sometimes “following the rules” means holding ourselves back.
It’s easy to fall into habits and stay in our comfort zone.
I don’t buy the “fear of failure” routine.
We all can imagine our own failure.
What’s more difficult to imagine is our success.
It’s uncharted, unscripted, and completely unbound.
What happens if we take a chance on ourselves, our dream, our life?
I encourage us to ask, Who made the rules that we live by?
Which rules are we willing to stand by and which are we brave enough to break?
5 steps to making your own rules
1.
Get connected.Sit and meditate.
Pause, get comfortable, and listen to yourself regularly to cultivate intuition.
Your highest purpose is resting right inside of you.
Tap in, have a listen, and allow your intuition to expand.
Shed what’s not serving you.Make a list.
What are the actions that you do and the rules that you follow that aren’t serving you?
It can be as simple as eating too much sugar, or participating in a toxic relationship.
Make space.Without space, there is no room for inspiration, creativity, or anything new.
De-clutter your living space.
Clean up your social and work calendar.
Allow creativity.Find something you like that is creative and fun.
It can be anything: knitting, cooking, yoga, or hiking.
Let it be an activity that fuels you mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Make new rules.Formulate your new rules that serve you and your highest purpose.
Watch this video to find out the ONE rule everyone should break!
